Chess Puzzle #1x0fx — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 752 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen e4; rooks b1/e1; bishop a3; knight g3; pawns a2/c3/d4/e3/f2/g2. Black: king g8; queen h2; rooks a8/f6; bishop c8; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxg3 — queen h2→g3, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe8# — queen e4→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b3k1/pp3ppp/2n2r2/8/3PQ3/B1P1P1N1/P4PPq/1R2RK2 b - - 0 18

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