Chess Puzzle #25iwH — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 643 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen d5; rooks a3/d1; bishop c4; pawns b2/e4/f3/h4. Black: king f8; queen a7; rooks b8/d8; bishop f4; knight c5; pawns d6/e5/f7/g6/h5. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxa3 — queen a7→a3, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7# — queen d5→f7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r1r1k2/q4p2/3p2p1/2nQp2p/2B1Pb1P/R4P2/1P6/1K1R4 b - - 10 36

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