Chess Puzzle #45Suk — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1101 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen a8; rooks c1/f1; knight e7; pawns a2/b2/e5/f2/g2/h3. Black: king c7; queen b6; rook h8; bishop f8; knight e2; pawns c5/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc1 — knight e2→c1, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qc8# — queen a8→c8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qc8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: Q4b1r/2k1Nppp/1q2p3/2ppP3/8/7P/PP2nPP1/2R2R1K b - - 3 21

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