Chess Puzzle #4XoOW — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1119 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen c5; rooks a1/h1; bishop b3; knights d6/g1; pawns a2/b2/c2/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king d8; queen e7; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/g7; knight c6; pawns a4/d7/f5/f6/g6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: axb3 — pawn a4→b3, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qb6# — queen c5→b6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qb6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1bk3r/3pq1bp/2nN1pp1/2Q2p2/p7/1B2P3/PPP2PPP/R3K1NR b KQ - 1 13

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