Chess Puzzle #0D8bP — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 937 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e7; rook e1; bishop f2; knight g5; pawns a3/b2/d4/f4/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen b3; rook f8; bishops f5/g7; knight a6; pawns a7/c6/d5/g6/h3. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bf6 — bishop g7→f6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen e7→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/p3Q1b1/n1p3p1/3p1bN1/3P1P2/Pq4Pp/1P3B1P/4R1K1 b - - 1 26

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