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

Rating 925 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d4; rooks a1/g1; bishop b2; knights c3/f3; pawns a2/d5/e4/f2/g5/h6. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks a8/f8; bishops b4/b7; knight b8; pawns a6/b6/c4/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Re8 — rook f8→e8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg7# — queen d4→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rn3rk1/1b2qp1p/pp4pP/3P2P1/1bpQP3/2N2N2/PB3P2/R3K1R1 b Q - 2 19

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