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

Rating 843 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rooks a1/f1; bishop b2; knight g5; pawns a2/b3/c4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/g7; pawns a7/b7/d4/d6/e3/f5/h4. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf6 — queen d8→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: r1bq1rk1/pp4b1/3p4/5pNQ/2Pp3p/1P2p3/PB4PP/R4RK1 b - - 1 20

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