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

Rating 502 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishop g5; knight f3; pawns a2/c2/c3/e6/h5. Black: king e8; queen b5; rooks a8/h8; bishop f5; knights b8/g4; pawns a7/b7/c7/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxe6 — bishop f5→e6, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qd8# — queen d1→d8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qd8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rn2k2r/ppp2ppp/4P3/1q3bBP/6n1/2P2N2/P1P5/R2QK2R b KQkq - 0 15

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