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

Rating 580 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen e4; rooks b1/h1; bishop h6; knight g5; pawns a2/a3/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen a6; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knights c6/f5; pawns a7/b7/d4/e5/f7/g7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxh6 — knight f5→h6, captures bishop. 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: r1b2rk1/pp3pp1/q1n4B/4pnN1/3pQ3/P7/P1P2PPP/1R2K2R b K - 0 16

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