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

Rating 1153 · Beginner · hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen c4; rooks a1/f1; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/g2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishop g4; pawns a7/b7/c7/e4/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Be6 — bishop g4→e6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe6# — queen c4→e6, captures bishop, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

hanging piece, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxe6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2q2kr/ppp3pp/8/8/2QPp1b1/2P5/PP4PK/R4R2 b - - 1 16

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