Chess Puzzle #00Lnf — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1010 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen h5; rook d1; bishop f1; knights c3/g5; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/e4/f2/g2. Black: king f8; queen f6; rook a8; bishops b7/h8; knights c6/g8; pawns a6/b5/c7/d7/e6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qh6 — queen f6→h6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf7# — queen h5→f7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4knb/1bpp4/p1n1pq2/1p4NQ/3PP3/2N5/PPP2PP1/2KR1B2 b - - 3 15

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