Chess Puzzle #2F8s9 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 851 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen b3; rook f1; bishops g6/h4; knight d2; pawns a4/b4/d3/e4/f2/f3/h2. Black: king f8; queen d6; rooks a8/h8; bishop d4; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/e5/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: dxe4 — pawn d5→e4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf7# — queen b3→f7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4k1r/pp4p1/2pq1nBp/3pp3/PP1bP2B/1Q1P1P2/3N1P1P/5R1K b - - 0 17

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