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

Rating 900 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen h5; rooks a1/h1; knight g5; pawns a2/c2/c3/f2/g2/h4. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishop b7; knight b8; pawns a7/b6/c7/e6/f7/g7. Black is ahead by 3 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: rn1q1rk1/pbp2pp1/1p2p3/6NQ/7P/2P5/P1P2PP1/R3K2R b KQ - 3 14

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