Chess Puzzle #0W5Ho — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 562 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen e2; rooks d1/h1; bishops h2/h5; knights c3/f3; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/f2/h3. Black: king f8; queen d6; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/g7; knights c4/d5; pawns a5/b7/c7/f4/g5/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qb4 — queen d6→b4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe8# — queen e2→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b2k1r/1pp3b1/3q3p/p2n2pB/2nP1p2/2N2N1P/PPP1QP1B/2KR3R b - - 3 18

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