Chess Puzzle #0rY0Y — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 709 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d2; rooks a1/h1; bishop e2; knights b6/c6; pawns a3/b2/c2/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen b8; rooks c8/h8; bishops b7/f8; knight g8; pawns a6/b5/d7/f4/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxc6 — rook c8→c6, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxd7# — queen d2→d7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxd7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1qr1kbnr/1b1p1ppp/pNN5/1p6/4Pp2/P7/1PPQBPPP/R3K2R b KQk - 0 13

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