Chess Puzzle #1Yr6r — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 565 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen c4; rook h3; bishops e2/e3; knight a2; pawns a4/d4/e4/f3/g2/h4. Black: king e8; queen d7; rook h8; bishop g7; knights b3/f6; pawns a6/b4/d6/e7/f7/g6/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxa4 — queen d7→a4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qc8# — queen c4→c8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qc8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4k2r/3qppb1/p2p1np1/7p/PpQPP2P/1n2BP1R/N3B1P1/4K3 b k - 1 18

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