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

Rating 1056 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h6; rooks a1/d1; bishop d3; knight e2; pawns a2/c3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen a5; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/e7; knight c6; pawns a6/b7/f7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qg5 — queen a5→g5. 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: r1b2rk1/1p2bp2/p1n4Q/q7/8/2PB4/P3NPPP/R2R2K1 b - - 0 18

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