Chess Puzzle #05Oau — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 926 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen h6; rooks a1/h1; knight g5; pawns a3/b2/c2/d3/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishop c5; knights c6/d5; pawns a6/b7/c7/d6/e5/f7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf6 — queen d8→f6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen h6→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2q1rk1/1pp2p2/p1np3Q/2bnp1N1/4P3/P2P4/1PP2PPP/R3K2R b KQ - 1 13

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