Chess Puzzle #20Prc — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 940 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g2; queen f3; rooks a1/f1; bishop f4; knights e5/h2; pawns a4/b2/c2/d3/g5. Black: king c8; queen d7; rooks d8/h8; bishop c5; knights c6/e8; pawns a5/b4/c7/d4/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe5 — knight c6→e5, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qa8# — queen f3→a8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qa8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2krn2r/2pq2pp/2n5/p1b1N1P1/Pp1p1B2/3P1Q2/1PP3KN/R4R2 b - - 0 19

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