Chess Puzzle #1uQV8 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 445 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen d2; rooks d1/h1; bishop f2; knights c3/g1; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/f3/h2. Black: king e8; queen g2; rooks a8/h8; bishops b7/f8; knight g8; pawns a7/b6/c7/d7/e6/g7/h4. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxh1 — queen g2→h1, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxd7# — queen d2→d7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxd7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3kbnr/pbpp2p1/1p2p3/8/4P2p/2N2P2/PPPQ1BqP/2KR2NR b kq - 1 14

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