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

Rating 1140 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king a3; queen c3; rook h1; knight a5; pawns a2/b4/d5/g2/h2. Black: king b7; queen f2; rooks a8/h8; bishops d1/e7; pawns a6/d6/e5/h6/h7. Black is ahead by 8 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ka7 — king b7→a7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qc7# — queen c3→c7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qc7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r6r/1k2b2p/p2p3p/N2Pp3/1P6/K1Q5/P4qPP/3b3R b - - 1 26

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