Chess Puzzle #3X1y8 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1176 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen a4; rooks a1/f1; bishop e3; knight e5; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f4/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen b6; rooks a8/h8; bishop g7; knight e4; pawns a7/b7/d5/e7/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd8 — king e8→d8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qd7# — queen a4→d7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qd7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/pp2ppbp/1q4p1/3pN3/Q2PnP2/2P1B3/PP4PP/R4RK1 b kq - 1 14

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