Chess Puzzle #53jDm — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1048 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen f7; bishop g2; knight d6; pawns a4/b3/g3/h4. Black: king a7; rooks d3/d4; bishop b6; knight d5; pawns a5/b7/c6/e6/h5. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxb3 — rook d3→b3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxb7# — queen f7→b7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxb7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/kp3Q2/1bpNp3/p2n3p/P2r3P/1P1r2P1/6BK/8 b - - 4 43

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