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

Rating 678 · Beginner · hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen g5; rooks d8/h1; bishop f7; knight e5; pawns a2/b2/c3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king f8; queen e7; rooks a8/h8; bishop c8; knight b8; pawns a7/b7/c7/e4/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd8 — queen e7→d8, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxd8# — queen g5→d8, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxd8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rnbR1k1r/ppp1qBpp/8/4N1Q1/4p3/2P5/PP3PPP/4K2R b K - 2 17

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