Chess Puzzle #2O1le — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 878 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d2; rooks d1/h1; bishops c4/f4; knight g1; pawns a2/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen b2; rooks a8/h8; bishops f8/g6; knight b8; pawns a7/b7/c6/e4/e7/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: e5 — pawn e7→e5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qd8# — queen d2→d8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qd8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rn2kb1r/pp2pppp/2p3b1/8/2B1pB2/8/PqPQ1PPP/3RK1NR b Kkq - 1 10

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