Chess Puzzle #3Xda8 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1134 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g2; queen e2; rook f1; bishop c2; knight d4; pawns a2/b3/c4/d5/g3/h5. Black: king g8; queen b6; rook d7; knights g4/g5; pawns a5/b7/d6/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd4 — queen b6→d4, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe8# — queen e2→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 6k1/1p1r1pp1/1q1p3p/p2P2nP/2PN2n1/1P4P1/P1B1Q1K1/5R2 b - - 0 36

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