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

Rating 935 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks d1/f1; bishop f7; knight e2; pawns a2/b2/c3/e4/g3/h2. Black: king e8; queen e7; rooks b6/h8; bishops g4/h6; pawns a6/b5/e5/g6/h3. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf7 — queen e7→f7, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qd8# — queen d3→d8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 4k2r/4qB2/pr4pb/1p2p3/4P1b1/2PQ2Pp/PP2N2P/3R1RK1 b k - 0 27

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