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

Rating 505 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks c1/f1; bishop c2; knight e2; pawns a3/b2/b4/e3/f3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f6; rooks c8/f8; bishop d7; knight c4; pawns a7/b7/d5/e5/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxb2 — knight c4→b2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen d3→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2r2rk1/pp1b1pp1/5q1p/3pp3/1Pn5/P2QPP2/1PB1N1PP/2R2RK1 b - - 3 20

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