Chess Puzzle #1Cel2 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 642 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f4; rook e1; knights d6/e2; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king f8; queen c7; rook a8; bishop f6; knights d7/g8; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/f7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Be7 — bishop f6→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7# — queen f4→f7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4kn1/ppqn1p2/2pN1b2/3p4/3P1Q2/8/PPP1NPPP/4R1K1 b - - 2 26

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