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

Rating 639 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; rooks d1/f1; bishop c4; knight g5; pawns a2/c2/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks d8/f8; bishop b7; knight c6; pawns a7/b6/d4/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: h6 — pawn h7→h6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen e4→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 3r1rk1/pbq2ppp/1pn1p3/4P1N1/2BpQ3/8/P1P2PPP/3R1RK1 b - - 7 17

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