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

Rating 1018 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rooks c1/h3; bishop b2; knight f3; pawns a2/b3/c2/d4/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/f6; knight c6; pawns a6/b7/d5/e6/f7/g7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: g6 — pawn g7→g6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen h5→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/1pq2pp1/p1n1pb2/3p3Q/3P1P2/1P3N1R/PBP3PP/2R3K1 b - - 0 17

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