Chess Puzzle #NLEtN — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1897 · Advanced · mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king e1; queen b5; rooks a1/h1; bishop c1; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e6; queen e7; rooks a8/h8; bishop f8; knights b8/g8; pawns a7/b7/c7/d4/d6/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: b6 — pawn b7→b6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf5# — queen b5→f5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, one move, opening. The combination ends with Qf5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rn3bnr/ppp1q3/3pk2p/1Q6/3pP3/8/PPP2PPP/RNB1K2R b KQ - 4 11

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