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

Rating 749 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen a4; rooks a1/h1; bishop d7; knights b3/e5; pawns a2/b2/d4/e3/f3/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen b6; rooks c8/h8; bishop f8; knights a5/f6; pawns a6/b7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd7 — knight f6→d7, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxd7# — queen a4→d7, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxd7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r1kb1r/1p1B1ppp/pq2pn2/n2pN3/Q2P4/1N2PP2/PP4PP/R3K2R b KQk - 0 14

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