Chess Puzzle #0LY3P — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 417 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h3; bishop b5; knights f1/g5; pawns e4/f2. Black: king g8; queen b1; rooks a8/f8; bishop a1; pawns a7/b7/d6/e7/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 9 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxb5 — queen b1→b5, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen h3→h7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/pp2pp1p/3p2p1/1B4N1/4P3/7Q/5P2/bq3NK1 b - - 3 24

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