Chess Puzzle #5E74Q — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1148 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops e2/f6; knight f3; pawns a2/b4/e5/g2/h4. Black: king e8; queen a5; rooks a8/h8; bishop c8; knights b8/f5; pawns a7/b7/c3/e6/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxb4 — queen a5→b4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qd8# — queen d1→d8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: rnb1k2r/pp3p1p/4pBp1/q3Pn2/1P5P/2p2N2/P3B1P1/R2QK2R b KQkq - 0 15

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