Chess Puzzle #2Vm5p — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 850 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen b4; rooks a1/f1; bishop a3; knight b1; pawns a2/c3/c6/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen c7; rooks c8/h8; bishops b6/g6; pawns a7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxc6 — queen c7→c6, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe7# — queen b4→e7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2r1k2r/p1q2ppp/1bP1p1b1/3p4/1Q6/B1P5/P4PPP/RN3RK1 b k - 4 17

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