Chess Puzzle #1qNXU — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 910 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f4; rooks a1/f1; bishop c2; knights b1/e5; pawns a2/b2/c3/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks c8/g8; bishop b7; knights a5/e7; pawns a6/b5/c5/d7/e6/g6/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: d6 — pawn d7→d6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf7# — queen f4→f7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2rqk1r1/1b1pn3/p3p1pp/npp1N3/4PQ2/2P5/PPB2PPP/RN3RK1 b - - 4 19

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