Chess Puzzle #007QU — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1116 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks b3/d1; bishop e5; knight g4; pawns a2/c3/d4/e3/f3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks c8/f8; bishop b7; knight c4; pawns a6/b5/d5/e6/f7/g5/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: f5 — pawn f7→f5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nh6# — knight g4→h6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nh6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2rq1rk1/1b3p1p/p3p3/1p1pB1p1/2nP2N1/1RP1PP2/P1Q3PP/3R2K1 b - - 1 22

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