Chess Puzzle #1Rys1 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 877 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen f6; rooks f1/g4; bishop g5; pawns c5/d4/e4/e5/h3. Black: king e8; queen b2; rooks h5/h7; knight e7; pawns a6/b7/c6/e6/f7/g6/h4. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd4 — queen b2→d4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe7# — queen f6→e7, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxe7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4k3/1p2np1r/p1p1pQp1/2P1P1Br/3PP1Rp/7P/1q6/5R1K b - - 5 45

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