Chess Puzzle #15fh7 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 605 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; rook a1; bishop b1; knight f1; pawns a2/d4/e5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen a5; rooks c1/f8; bishop a3; pawns a7/e6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bb2 — bishop a3→b2. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen e4→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/p4pp1/4p2p/q3P3/3PQ3/b7/P5PP/RBr2NK1 b - - 0 23

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