Chess Puzzle #0uPN8 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 535 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rook e8; bishop c4; knight c7; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/g2/h2. Black: king f8; rooks b8/h8; bishops c8/g7; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/c5/f7/g6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe8 — knight f6→e8, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7# — queen f3→f7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1rb1Rk1r/ppN2pbp/5np1/2p5/2B5/3P1Q2/PPP3PP/6K1 b - - 4 17

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