Chess Puzzle #0vW4A — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 572 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks d1/f1; bishops c4/e3; knight c3; pawns a3/b2/c2/e4/f4/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen c7; rooks c8/h8; bishops b7/f8; pawns a6/b5/d7/e6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxc4 — queen c7→c4, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxd7# — queen d2→d7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2r1kb1r/1bqp1ppp/p3p3/1p6/2B1PP2/P1N1B3/1PPQ2PP/3R1RK1 b k - 0 15

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