Chess Puzzle #0hg33 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 931 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks d1/f6; bishop c2; knights c3/g5; pawns a3/b2/d4/g2/g4/h3. Black: king g7; queen d8; rooks c8/f8; bishop b7; knight h4; pawns a6/b5/e6/f7/h6. White is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf6 — queen d8→f6, captures rook. 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: 2rq1r2/1b3pk1/p3pR1p/1p4N1/3P2Pn/P1NQ3P/1PB3P1/3R2K1 b - - 0 23

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