Chess Puzzle #0otm9 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 798 · Beginner · hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king d2; queen e5; rook h1; knights d5/g1; pawns a2/b2/d3/e6/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; knights a1/f6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d4/e7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 6 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd5 — knight f6→d5, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh8# — queen e5→h8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxh8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2qk2r/ppp1p2p/4Pnp1/3NQ3/3p4/3P4/PP1K2PP/n5NR b kq - 3 15

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