Chess Puzzle #0qjr0 — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 505 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/f1; bishops d2/e2; knight g5; pawns a2/c3/c4/d5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/f6; knight b8; pawns a7/b7/c5/d6/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: rnb2rk1/ppq2ppp/3ppb2/2pP2N1/2P5/2PQ4/P2BBPPP/R4RK1 b - - 1 12

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