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

Rating 944 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h4; rooks d1/h3; knight c3; pawns b4/c5/e3/f4/h2/h7. Black: king h8; queen a2; rooks d8/e8; knight e4; pawns a7/b7/c6/d2/f7/g6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc3 — knight e4→c3, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf6# — queen h4→f6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qf6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3rr2k/pp3p1P/2p3p1/2P5/1P2nP1Q/2N1P2R/q2p3P/3R2K1 b - - 2 27

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