Chess Puzzle #2JA7P — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 724 · Beginner · hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king d2; queen g5; rooks a1/h1; bishops c4/h6; knight a2; pawns a4/b2/c3/d4/e5/f3/h2. Black: king g8; queen c6; rooks a8/d8; bishop b7; knights b8/g2; pawns a6/b4/c5/d7/e6/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf3 — queen c6→f3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxd8# — queen g5→d8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxd8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rn1r2k1/1b1p1p1p/p1q1p1pB/2p1P1Q1/PpBP4/2P2P2/NP1K2nP/R6R b - - 0 18

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