Chess Puzzle #11vr4 — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1602 · Advanced · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen e2; rooks a1/h1; bishops b5/g5; knight d2; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e7; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops b7/f8; knight f6; pawns a7/d5/e5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rc8 — rook a8→c8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe5# — queen e2→e5, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxe5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2q1b1r/pb2kppp/5n2/1B1pp1B1/8/8/PPPNQPPP/R3K2R b KQ - 3 11

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