Chess Puzzle #14GWZ — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 988 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h4; rooks a1/h3; knights d2/e5; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f4/g4/h2. Black: king g8; queen d6; rooks a8/c8; knights c6/h5; pawns a6/b5/d5/e6/f7/g6/g7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf4 — knight h5→f4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh8# — queen h4→h8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1r3k1/5pp1/p1nqp1p1/1p1pN2n/3P1PPQ/2P4R/PP1N3P/R5K1 b - - 0 18

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