Chess Puzzle #17v17 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1003 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen g7; rooks a1/h1; bishop f1; knights d2/g1; pawns a4/c4/d4/f2/f6/h4. Black: king e8; queen a5; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knights b6/b8; pawns a7/b7/c6/e4/e6/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: N6d7 — knight b6→d7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe7# — queen g7→e7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qe7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rnb1kr2/pp4Qp/1np1pPp1/q7/P1PPp2P/8/3N1P2/R3KBNR b KQq - 0 14

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