Chess Puzzle #0YKn6 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 656 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rooks b1/f1; bishops d2/d3; knight e2; pawns c4/d5/e5/f4/h2. Black: king e8; queen a3; rooks a8/h8; knights b8/g7; pawns a7/b7/c5/d6/e7/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd3 — queen a3→d3, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qc8# — queen g4→c8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qc8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rn2k2r/pp2ppnp/3p2p1/2pPP3/2P2PQ1/q2B4/3BN2P/1R3RK1 b kq - 0 16

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