Chess Puzzle #4almo — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1297 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d3; rooks a1/h1; bishop h4; pawns a2/c2/c4/e5/f2/f3/h2. Black: king e8; queen d7; rooks a8/h8; knight b8; pawns a7/b6/c7/e6/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qc6 — queen d7→c6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qd8# — queen d3→d8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qd8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rn2k2r/p1pq1pp1/1p2p2p/4P3/2P4B/3Q1P2/P1P2P1P/R3K2R b KQkq - 0 15

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