Chess Puzzle #0Ch5c — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 910 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/d1; bishops e2/f6; knights d2/g5; pawns b3/c4/e3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks a8/f8; bishops b7/c5; knight b8; pawns a5/b4/e6/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf6 — queen e7→f6, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen c2→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: rn3rk1/1b2qpp1/4pB1p/p1b3N1/1pP5/1P2P2P/2QNBPP1/R2R2K1 b - - 0 17

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