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

Rating 1013 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d5; rooks c1/d1; bishops c5/e2; knight f3; pawns a2/b2/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen b8; rooks a8/h8; bishop c8; knights d7/g6; pawns a6/b7/e5/f7/g5/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc5 — knight d7→c5, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qd8# — queen d5→d8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: rqb1k2r/1p1n1p2/p5np/2BQp1p1/4P3/5N2/PP2BPPP/2RR2K1 b kq - 0 16

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