Chess Puzzle #0ar5H — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 993 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen c4; rooks d2/h1; bishop a2; knights b1/f3; pawns a3/b2/c2/g2/h3. Black: king e8; queen c7; rooks a8/h8; bishops e7/f5; knight f2; pawns a5/b4/c6/e5/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxh1 — knight f2→h1, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf7# — queen c4→f7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/2q1b2p/2p5/p3pb2/1pQ5/P4N1P/BPPR1nP1/1NK4R b kq - 1 20

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