Chess Puzzle #4kuao — Intermediate, White to move, opening

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/e1; bishop g5; knights b1/f3; pawns a2/b2/c3/e4/e5/f2/g2/h3. Black: king e8; queen e6; rooks a8/h8; bishops b6/c8; knight h6; pawns a7/c6/c7/d6/f7/g7/h5. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: dxe5 — pawn d6→e5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qd8# — queen d1→d8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1b1k2r/p1p2pp1/1bppq2n/4P1Bp/4P3/2P2N1P/PP3PP1/RN1QR1K1 b kq - 0 11

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