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

Rating 966 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king c3; queen h1; rook a7; knight d6; pawns b2/b3/c2/d3/e4. Black: king g7; queen f2; rook f8; knight d4; pawns b5/c6/e5/g3/g6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg8 — king g7→g8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen h1→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5r2/R5k1/2pN2p1/1p2p3/3nP3/1PKP2p1/1PP2q2/7Q b - - 2 39

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