Chess Puzzle #15MDY — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 941 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen e6; rooks e1/h1; bishops f4/h7; knight d2; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f2/g2/h4. Black: king f8; queen d8; rooks a8/e8; bishops b7/e7; knights d5/d7; pawns a7/b6/d6/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf4 — knight d5→f4, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg8# — queen e6→g8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2qrk2/pb1nb1pB/1p1pQ2p/3n4/3P1B1P/2P5/PP1N1PP1/2K1R2R b - - 0 16

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