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

Rating 540 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen d3; rook d2; bishops f1/f4; knight g5; pawns a3/c2/d4/e5/f3/g4. Black: king g8; queen h4; rooks c8/f8; bishop d7; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: h6 — pawn h7→h6. 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: 2r2rk1/pp1b1ppp/2n1p3/3pP1N1/3P1BPq/P2Q1P2/2PR4/2K2B2 b - - 2 18

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