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

Rating 893 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen h5; rooks d1/e1; knight d2; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king d8; queen e5; rooks a8/g8; bishops c8/f8; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d4/f4/f5/h7. Black is ahead by 7 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qg7 — queen e5→g7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe8# — queen h5→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1bk1br1/ppp4p/2n5/4qp1Q/3p1p2/8/PPPN1PPP/2KRR3 b - - 1 13

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