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

Rating 664 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/e1; bishops b1/e3; knight f3; pawns b4/c3/d4/e5/f2/g4/h2. Black: king g8; queen c8; rooks a8/f8; bishop b7; knights c4/f5; pawns a6/b5/c6/d5/e6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nfxe3 — knight f5→e3, captures bishop. 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: r1q2rk1/1b3pp1/p1p1p2p/1p1pPn2/1PnP2P1/2PQBN2/5P1P/RB2R1K1 b - - 0 22

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