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

Rating 783 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h4; rooks a1/h1; bishops d2/f1; pawns a2/d6/f4/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen a3; rooks a8/g8; bishop c8; knight e4; pawns a6/c5/d4/e6/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd2 — knight e4→d2, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe7# — queen h4→e7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qe7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b1k1r1/5p1p/p2Pp3/2p5/3pnP1Q/q7/P2B2PP/R4BKR b q - 7 22

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