Chess Puzzle #0kd1d — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 959 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f7; rook e1; bishop g2; knight e6; pawns f2/f6/g3/h2. Black: king c8; queen a4; rooks a8/d8; bishops c6/f8; pawns a7/b7/c4/d5. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qb4 — queen a4→b4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qc7# — queen f7→c7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qc7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1kr1b2/pp3Q2/2b1NP2/3p4/q1p5/6P1/5PBP/4R1K1 b - - 2 33

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