Chess Puzzle #0dw0V — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 575 · Beginner · back rank mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen e5; rook a1; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rook a8; bishop d5; knight b8; pawns a6/b5/c7/d7/e7/f7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Be6 — bishop d5→e6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh8# — queen e5→h8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

back rank mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rn1qk3/2pppp2/p7/1p1bQ3/8/2N5/PPP2P1P/R3K3 b Qq - 0 17

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