Chess Puzzle #0tjH0 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 936 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f7; rooks b1/f1; knight b5; pawns a4/d5/e4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king b8; queen c8; rooks d8/e8; bishop a5; knight g8; pawns b6/c5/d6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe4 — rook e8→e4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qa7# — queen f7→a7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qa7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1kqrr1n1/5Q1p/1p1p4/bNpP4/P3P3/7P/5PP1/1R3RK1 b - - 0 29

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