Chess Puzzle #12ubu — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 515 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen d3; rooks d1/g3; pawns a4/b2/c2/c4/f2/h4. Black: king d8; rooks a8/e8; bishops g2/g7; knights d7/e4; pawns a6/c5/g6/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg3 — knight e4→g3, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxd7# — queen d3→d7, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r2kr3/3n2b1/p5p1/2p4p/P1P1n2P/3Q2R1/1PP2Pb1/2KR4 b - - 5 24

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