Chess Puzzle #148Tg — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 546 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h3; rook a1; bishop c1; knights d2/e5; pawns a2/b2/c4/d3/e2/f2/g3. Black: king e8; queen c7; rook h8; bishop f8; knight f6; pawns a7/c5/d4/e7/f7/g5/h4. White is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe5 — queen c7→e5, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qc8# — queen h3→c8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qc8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4kb1r/p1q1pp2/5n2/2p1N1p1/2Pp3p/3P2PQ/PP1NPP2/R1B3K1 b k - 2 16

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