Chess Puzzle #0ENEw — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 1169 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen c2; rooks f1/h1; bishop g2; knights d2/f3; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/e5/f2/g3. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks b8/f8; bishops b7/g5; knights d7/g4; pawns a6/b5/c5/d6/e6/f7/g7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: dxe5 — pawn d6→e5, captures pawn. 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: 1r1q1rk1/1b1n1pp1/p2pp3/1pp1P1b1/3P2n1/2P2NP1/PPQN1PB1/1K3R1R b - - 0 16

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