Chess Puzzle #17yAq — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1152 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen c3; rooks g1/h5; knight h7; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/f4. Black: king f8; queen e7; rooks a8/e8; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/f7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxh7 — knight f6→h7, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh8# — queen c3→h8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r3rk2/ppp1qp1N/3p1n2/7R/5P2/2QP4/PPP5/2K3R1 b - - 2 28

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