Chess Puzzle #212EM — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 960 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen g4; rooks a1/h1; knights c7/d5; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king d7; queen d8; rooks a5/h8; bishops c8/f8; knight c6; pawns d6/e5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: f5 — pawn f7→f5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf5# — queen g4→f5, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2bq1b1r/2Nk1ppp/2np4/r2Np3/4P1Q1/8/PPP2PPP/R3K2R b KQ - 4 15

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