Chess Puzzle #0XKS1 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 616 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks c1/e1; bishops e3/h5; knights c3/g5; pawns a2/b2/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishops b4/c6; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/d5/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxh5 — knight f6→h5, captures bishop. 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: r2q1rk1/pp3pp1/2b2n1p/3p2NB/1b1P4/2N1B3/PPQ2PPP/2R1R1K1 b - - 0 16

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