Chess Puzzle #1172X — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 930 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen e1; rook d2; bishop d1; pawns a2/b2/f4/h2. Black: king c8; queen c5; rook a8; knight e3; pawns a6/b7/c7/d6/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd1 — knight e3→d1, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe8# — queen e1→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1k5/1pp2p1p/p2p4/2q5/5P2/4n3/PP1R3P/1K1BQ3 b - - 0 28

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