Chess Puzzle #1Eza1 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 514 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; rooks a1/a4; knight c5; pawns b4/c2/d3/f4/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d5; rooks a7/a8; bishop c8; pawns a5/c6/e5/f5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: exf4 — pawn e5→f4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe8# — queen e3→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1b3k1/r5pp/2p5/p1Nqpp2/RP3P2/3PQ2P/2P3P1/R5K1 b - - 0 26

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