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

Rating 755 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen c2; rooks a1/h1; bishop b5; knight g5; pawns a3/b2/d4/e3/f2/g2/g3. Black: king g8; queen f6; rooks a8/f8; bishop b7; knight c6; pawns a7/b6/c7/d5/f7/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd4 — knight c6→d4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen c2→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/pbp2p2/1pn2q1p/1B1p2N1/3P4/P3P1P1/1PQ2PP1/R3K2R b KQ - 0 16

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