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

Rating 873 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen g6; rooks a1/h1; bishop c1; knight g5; pawns a3/c2/c3/e5/f2/g2/h4. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/d4/d5/e6/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe5 — knight c6→e5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen g6→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/ppq3p1/2n1p1Qp/3pP1N1/3p3P/P1P5/2P2PP1/R1B1K2R b KQ - 0 14

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