Chess Puzzle #1c6ZE — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 823 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen b5; rook c2; knight a6; pawns a2/c7/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king a8; queen e7; rook c8; knight f4; pawns a7/b6/d5/e5/e6/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: exd4 — pawn e5→d4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qc6# — queen b5→c6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qc6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: k1r5/p1P1q1p1/Np2p2p/1Q1pp3/3P1n2/8/P1R2PPP/7K b - - 0 37

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