Chess Puzzle #2E9hc — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 860 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks a1/e1; knight b1; pawns a4/b5/c3/d7/f2/g2/h3. Black: king e8; queen f4; rooks c8/h8; bishop e7; knight a5; pawns a7/b7/d5/f5/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxd7 — king e8→d7, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe7# — queen e2→e7, captures bishop, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxe7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r1k2r/pp1Pbp1p/8/nP1p1p2/P4q2/2P4P/4QPP1/RN2R1K1 b k - 0 20

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