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

Rating 696 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen e4; rooks d1/f1; bishops b2/f3; knight c3; pawns a3/b3/c4/e3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen h4; rooks a8/h6; bishops c5/c8; knight e5; pawns a5/b7/c7/d6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf3 — knight e5→f3, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe8# — queen e4→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b3k1/1pp2ppp/3p3r/p1b1n3/2P1Q2q/PPN1PB1P/1B3PP1/3R1R1K b - - 3 17

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