Chess Puzzle #18VCO — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1148 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d2; rooks d1/h1; bishop f1; knights b4/g5; pawns c2/e2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king d8; queen a2; rooks a8/f8; bishop d7; knights c6/h6; pawns a7/b7/c7/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxb4 — knight c6→b4, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxd7# — queen d2→d7, captures bishop, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxd7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2k1r2/pppb1ppp/2n4n/6N1/1N6/8/q1PQPPPP/3RKB1R b K - 1 14

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