Chess Puzzle #1504B — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1034 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen h5; rooks d1/d2; knight g5; pawns b2/c2/g2/h4. Black: king h8; queen e7; rooks f6/f8; knights b4/h7; pawns a6/b7/c5/e6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe8 — queen e7→e8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen h5→h7, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5r1k/1p2q2n/p3pr2/2p3NQ/1n5P/8/1PPR2P1/1K1R4 b - - 3 26

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