Chess Puzzle #0bs6A — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 625 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/f1; bishop d2; knights d1/g5; pawns a4/b2/c3/f4/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks d8/f8; bishops d7/f6; knight c6; pawns a6/b7/c5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point 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: 3r1rk1/1pqb1ppp/p1n1pb2/2p3N1/P4P2/2PQ3P/1P1B2P1/R2N1RK1 b - - 2 17

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