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

Rating 746 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks d1/f1; bishop f4; knights c3/g5; pawns a3/b4/e5/f2/g4/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishops b6/c8; knight d4; pawns a6/b7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: h6 — pawn h7→h6. 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: r1bq1rk1/1p3ppp/pb2p3/3pP1N1/1P1n1BP1/P1NQ4/5P1P/3R1RK1 b - - 1 18

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