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

Rating 494 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen e4; rooks d1/e1; knight g5; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/f2/g2/h4. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; knight d7; pawns a7/b5/c6/e6/f7/g7/h5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: O-O — king e8→g8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen e4→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r2qk2r/p2n1pp1/2p1p3/1p4Np/3PQ2P/8/PPP2PP1/2KRR3 b kq - 0 15

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