Chess Puzzle #0bD5B — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 621 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; rooks c1/e1; bishop b1; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/d4/e5/f2/g2/g3. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishop e7; knight d7; pawns a7/b6/c5/e6/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: cxd4 — pawn c5→d4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen e4→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2q1rk1/p2nbpp1/1p2p2p/2p1P3/3PQ3/2N3P1/PP3PP1/1BR1R1K1 b - - 2 18

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