Chess Puzzle #2AoSR — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 762 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen f4; rooks d1/h1; knights c8/g5; pawns a2/b2/c2/e5/f2/g4. Black: king f8; queen e7; rooks a8/h8; knights b8/d7; pawns a6/b7/d4/d5/f7/g6/h4. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe5 — queen e7→e5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7# — queen f4→f7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: rnN2k1r/1p1nqp2/p5p1/3pP1N1/3p1QPp/8/PPP2P2/2KR3R b - - 0 18

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