Chess Puzzle #0m2Ga — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 670 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen c2; rooks a1/h1; bishop g8; knight f3; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/e3/f2/g2/g3. Black: king h8; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/d6; knight e5; pawns a7/b6/c5/d5/e6/f7/g7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxg8 — king h8→g8, captures bishop. 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: r1b2rBk/p1q2pp1/1p1bp3/2ppn3/3P4/2P1PNP1/PPQ2PP1/R3K2R b KQ - 1 14

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