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

Rating 1085 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h4; rooks a1/f1; knight d4; pawns a2/d3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e7; queen c3; rooks a8/h8; bishop c8; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf8 — king e7→f8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qd8# — queen h4→d8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qd8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b4r/pp2kppp/4p3/3p4/3N3Q/2qP4/P4PPP/R4RK1 b - - 1 15

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