Chess Puzzle #1X8NL — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 1160 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen f3; rooks a1/h1; bishop c1; knights b1/f7; pawns a2/b2/d2/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e6; queen d5; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/f8; knights b8/g8; pawns a6/b5/c6/e7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd4 — queen d5→d4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf5# — queen f3→f5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qf5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rnb2bnr/4pNpp/p1p1k3/1p1q4/4P3/5Q2/PP1P1PPP/RNB1K2R b KQ - 0 9

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