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

Rating 992 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen a3; rooks c1/d1; knight e5; pawns a4/d4/e3/f2/g3/h2. Black: king h8; queen f5; rooks d5/h6; bishop e8; pawns a5/c6/e4/f3/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qh3 — queen f5→h3. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf8# — queen a3→f8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4b2k/6pp/2p4r/p2rNq2/P2Pp3/Q3PpP1/5P1P/2RR3K b - - 7 31

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