Chess Puzzle #7csiX — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

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

Position

White: king c1; queen d2; rooks d1/h1; bishop f1; pawns a2/b2/c2/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen f6; rooks a8/h8; bishop c8; pawns a7/b7/c6/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe5 — queen f6→e5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qd8# — queen d2→d8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1b1k2r/pp3ppp/2p1pq2/4P3/8/8/PPPQ1PPP/2KR1B1R b kq - 0 11

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