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

Rating 500 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop g5; pawns a2/c3/c4/e3/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen a5; rooks a8/h8; bishop c8; pawns a7/b7/c6/e4/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe5 — queen a5→e5, 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: r1b1k2r/pp3ppp/2p1p3/q3P1B1/2P1p3/2P1P3/P4PPP/R2Q1RK1 b kq - 0 12

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