Chess Puzzle #0P0w2 — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 626 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen d3; rooks d1/h1; bishop c2; knights c3/f3; pawns a2/b2/c4/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e8; rooks a8/f8; bishops b7/e7; knight d7; pawns a7/b6/c7/e6/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rd8 — rook a8→d8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen d3→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r3qrk1/pbpnbpp1/1p2p2p/4P3/2P5/2NQ1N2/PPB2PPP/1K1R3R b - - 4 16

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