Chess Puzzle #18XwX — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 728 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks c1/f1; bishops b1/g3; knights e2/e5; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishops b7/d6; knights e4/e7; pawns a6/b5/d5/e6/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg3 — knight e4→g3, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen d3→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/1bq1npp1/p2bp2p/1p1pN3/3Pn3/2PQ1PB1/PP2N1PP/1BR2RK1 b - - 0 16

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