Chess Puzzle #0duUd — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 815 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen b3; rooks a1/f1; bishop g3; knights b1/e5; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/d6; knight f6; pawns a6/b7/c6/c7/e4/g5/h5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: h4 — pawn h5→h4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf7# — queen b3→f7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1bqk2r/1pp5/p1pb1n2/4N1pp/3Pp3/1QP3B1/PP3PPP/RN3RK1 b kq - 1 12

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