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

Rating 669 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f2; queen d3; rooks d1/h1; bishops f4/g2; knight e5; pawns a2/b2/c2/g3/h2. Black: king e8; queen a4; rooks a8/h8; bishop c8; knights d7/f6; pawns a6/b7/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe5 — knight d7→e5, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qd8# — queen d3→d8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1b1k2r/1p1n1ppp/p3pn2/4N3/q4B2/3Q2P1/PPP2KBP/3R3R b kq - 0 15

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