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

Rating 505 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks b1/f1; bishop c2; knight f3; pawns a2/c3/d4/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knight c6; pawns a6/b5/d5/e6/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. 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: r1bq1rk1/5pp1/p1n1p2p/1p1p4/3P4/2PQPN2/P1B2PPP/1R3RK1 b - - 1 16

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