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

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

Position

White: king f1; queen h5; rooks a1/h1; bishop f4; knight g5; pawns a2/b2/c2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen b6; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/f2; knight b8; pawns a7/b7/e6/f7/g7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: f6 — pawn f7→f6. 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: rnb2rk1/pp3pp1/1q2p3/6NQ/5B2/8/PPP2bPP/R4K1R b - - 1 14

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