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

Rating 913 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; knight e4; pawns a2/b2/c2/e6/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen f6; rooks a8/h8; bishop f8; pawns a6/c6/c7/d5/g7/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: dxe4 — pawn d5→e4, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qd7# — queen d1→d7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qd7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3kb1r/2p3p1/p1p1Pq1p/3p4/4N3/8/PPP2PPP/R2Q1RK1 b kq - 1 14

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