Chess Puzzle #16cL0 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1144 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d8; rooks f1/g8; knight b1; pawns c3/h2. Black: king g7; queen a2; rooks b2/f2; pawns a7/c6/c7/d5/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh6 — king g7→h6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh4# — queen d8→h4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3Q2R1/p1p2pkp/2p3p1/3p4/8/2P5/qr3r1P/1N3RK1 b - - 1 33

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