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

Rating 1078 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c3; queen d2; rooks d1/h1; bishops f1/f4; knight f3; pawns b2/c4/e5/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen a2; rooks a8/h8; bishop f8; knights b4/g8; pawns a7/b7/c7/e6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qa5 — queen a2→a5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qd7# — queen d2→d7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r3kbnr/ppp3pp/4p3/4P3/1nP2B2/2K2N2/qP1Q2PP/3R1B1R b kq - 1 17

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