Chess Puzzle #0LrRL — Advanced, White to move, opening

Rating 1621 · Advanced · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen h5; rooks a1/h1; bishop c1; knights b1/e5; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f4/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/d6; knight b8; pawns a7/b7/d5/e4/e6/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke7 — king e8→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf7# — queen h5→f7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rnbqk2r/pp4pp/3bp3/3pN2Q/3PpP2/2P5/PP4PP/RNB1K2R b KQkq - 3 10

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