Chess Puzzle #1AwQk — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 598 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; rook a1; bishop b2; knights b1/g5; pawns a2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f6; rooks a8/h8; bishop f8; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c4/c7/e6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxb2 — queen f6→b2, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe6# — queen e3→e6, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxe6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4bkr/ppp3pp/2n1pq2/6N1/2p5/4Q3/PB3PPP/RN4K1 b - - 0 15

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