Chess Puzzle #0bG3Z — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 400 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen d2; rooks d1/h1; bishop a4; knights c3/e5; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d7; rooks a8/h8; bishops f8/h7; knight c8; pawns a7/c6/d6/g7/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: dxe5 — pawn d6→e5, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxd7# — queen d2→d7, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxd7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1n1kb1r/p2q2pb/2pp3p/4N3/B7/2N5/PPPQ1PPP/2KR3R b kq - 0 15

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