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

Rating 705 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks c1/h1; bishops f1/g5; knights e4/f3; pawns a2/c4/c5/e2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen b2; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/f8; knight b8; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: dxe4 — pawn d5→e4, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qd8# — queen d1→d8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qd8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rnb1kb1r/pp3ppp/4p3/2Pp2B1/2P1N3/5N2/Pq2PPPP/2RQKB1R b Kkq - 0 8

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