Chess Puzzle #173bI — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 788 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen b3; rooks a1/h1; bishop h5; knights b1/f3; pawns a2/c3/d3/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king f8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops a5/c8; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d7/e5/f6/h6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: d6 — pawn d7→d6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf7# — queen b3→f7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1bq1k1r/pppp3p/2n2p1p/b3p2B/4P3/1QPP1N2/P4PPP/RN2K2R b KQ - 3 10

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