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

Rating 423 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen c2; rooks a1/f3; knight g5; pawns a4/b5/c4/e5/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks a8/f8; knight c5; pawns a6/b7/c7/e6/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 c2→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/1pp1qppp/p3p3/1Pn1P1N1/P1P2P2/5R2/2Q3PP/R6K b - - 1 21

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