Chess Puzzle #14KdK — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 530 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; rooks a1/e1; knights b1/f3; pawns a2/b3/c3/d4/f2/g2/h4. Black: king e8; queen g4; rooks a8/h8; knights b6/g8; pawns a6/b5/c7/d5/e7/f6/h5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nh6 — knight g8→h6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe7# — queen e3→e7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r3k1nr/2p1p3/pn3p2/1p1p3p/3P2qP/1PP1QN2/P4PP1/RN2R1K1 b kq - 0 18

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