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

Rating 1060 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king a1; queen c2; rooks c7/h1; bishop b4; pawns b2/d4/f3/g2/h4. Black: king h8; queen e6; rooks c8/f8; knight f6; pawns a6/b7/d6/e3/f4/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nd5 — knight f6→d5. 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: 2r2r1k/1pR5/p2pqn1p/8/1B1P1p1P/4pP2/1PQ3P1/K6R b - - 2 34

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