Chess Puzzle #2MHa6 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 558 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c8; rook d8; bishop b2; knight e3; pawns a3/e5/f2/g2/h4. Black: king f8; queen a6; rook h8; knight c6; pawns a7/b3/b7/e6/f7/g7/h5. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd8 — knight c6→d8, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxd8# — queen c8→d8, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxd8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2QR1k1r/pp3pp1/q1n1p3/4P2p/7P/Pp2N3/1B3PP1/6K1 b - - 0 25

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