Chess Puzzle #0Yp5N — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 797 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks a1/f1; knight d6; pawns a4/e5/f2/g3/h4. Black: king f8; queen b8; rooks c8/h8; bishop b7; pawns a7/b6/d5/e6/f7/g6/g7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rd8 — rook c8→d8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7# — queen f3→f7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1qr2k1r/pb3pp1/1p1Np1p1/3pP3/P6P/5QP1/5P2/R4RK1 b - - 1 18

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