Chess Puzzle #0f11n — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 547 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; rooks a1/f1; bishop b2; knight g5; pawns c2/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishops c5/e6; pawns a6/b7/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: h6 — pawn h7→h6. 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: r4rk1/1pq2ppp/p3b3/2b1P1N1/4Q3/8/1BP2PPP/R4RK1 b - - 4 18

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