Chess Puzzle #4cjf2 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1015 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen g4; rooks a1/h1; bishops c2/g3; pawns a2/b2/f4/f6/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen c7; rooks a8/e8; bishop c8; knights c5/c6; pawns a7/b7/c3/e6/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: cxb2 — pawn c3→b2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg7# — queen g4→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b1r2k/ppq2p1p/2n1pP2/2n5/5PQ1/2p3B1/PPB3PP/R3K2R b KQ - 0 18

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