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

Rating 538 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks b1/e3; bishop c2; knights c1/f3; pawns a2/d4/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knights c6/d7; pawns a4/b7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Na5 — knight c6→a5. 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: r1b2rk1/1p1nqpp1/2n1p2p/3pP3/p2P4/3QRN2/P1B2PPP/1RN3K1 b - - 5 18

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