Chess Puzzle #1L13Q — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 486 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen a4; rooks a1/e1; bishops b5/f4; knight e5; pawns a2/b2/c3/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen e6; rooks d6/h8; bishops e7/h3; knight g8; pawns a6/c7/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: axb5 — pawn a6→b5, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qa8# — queen a4→a8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qa8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2k3nr/2p1bppp/p2rq3/1B2N3/Q3PB2/2P4b/PP3PPP/R3R1K1 b - - 2 17

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