Chess Puzzle #52xyF — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 1162 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king e1; queen b5; rooks a1/h1; bishops b3/f4; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/d4/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king d6; queen g4; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/f8; knights e5/f6; pawns a7/b7/c5/d7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf4 — queen g4→f4, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxc5# — queen b5→c5, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, one move, opening. The combination ends with Qxc5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b2b1r/pp1p2p1/3k1n1p/1Qp1n3/3PPBq1/1B6/PP3PPP/RN2K2R b KQ - 0 14

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