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

Rating 852 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen h5; rook b1; bishops e4/f4; knight g5; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/e3/f3/g2. Black: king g8; queen a5; rooks e8/f8; bishops d7/g7; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/e7/f7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: dxe4 — pawn d5→e4, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen h5→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 4rrk1/pp1bppb1/2p5/q2p2NQ/3PBB2/2P1PP2/PP4P1/1R2K3 b - - 0 20

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