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

Rating 630 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks c1/f1; bishop b1; pawns d4/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen b6; rooks a5/f8; bishops a3/c6; pawns b5/d5/e6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ra6 — rook a5→a6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen c2→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/5pp1/1qb1p2p/rp1p4/3P4/b3P3/2Q2PPP/1BR2RK1 b - - 1 21

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