Chess Puzzle #0UhF5 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 825 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen h5; rooks a1/h1; bishop d2; knight g5; pawns a2/c3/d4/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knights c6/d5; pawns a7/b7/c7/e6/f7/g7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: f6 — pawn f7→f6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen h5→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/ppp1qpp1/2n1p3/3nP1NQ/3P4/2P5/P2B1PPP/R3K2R b KQ - 9 16

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