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

Rating 801 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen e2; rooks a1/f1; bishops f4/g6; knights b1/f5; pawns b3/c3/d4/g2/h2. Black: king d8; queen b6; rooks c7/h8; bishops b7/f8; knights e6/g8; pawns a6/b5/d5/f6/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf4 — knight e6→f4, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe8# — queen e2→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3k1bnr/1br3p1/pq2npBp/1p1p1N2/3P1B2/1PP5/4Q1PP/RN3R1K b - - 3 21

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