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

Rating 981 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e1; rooks a1/f1; bishop c4; knights d5/h4; pawns a3/b4/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen c7; rooks c8/h8; bishops c2/h6; knight d7; pawns a6/b7/d6/e7/f6/f7/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxc4 — queen c7→c4, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe7# — queen e1→e7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxe7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r1k2r/1pqnpp2/p2p1p1b/3N3p/1PBP3N/P7/2b2PPP/R3QRK1 b k - 2 16

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