Chess Puzzle #4o11b — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1368 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen b7; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/f1; pawns a2/c2/d2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d4; rooks a8/h8; bishop f8; knight b8; pawns a7/c4/c7/e7/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxa1 — queen d4→a1, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qc8# — queen b7→c8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: rn2kb1r/pQp1pppp/8/8/2pq4/8/P1PP1PPP/R1B1KB1R b KQkq - 0 9

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