Chess Puzzle #0zM0s — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 707 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rooks f1/h3; bishop g6; knight e5; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f6; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knight d5; pawns a7/b6/c6/e6/f7/g7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: fxg6 — pawn f7→g6, captures bishop. 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: r1b2rk1/p4pp1/1pp1pqB1/3nN2Q/3P1P2/2P4R/PP4PP/5RK1 b - - 4 22

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