Chess Puzzle #1Crho — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 798 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h4; rooks a1/f1; knights g3/g5; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/e4/f5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/g7; knight e7; pawns a7/c5/c6/d4/e6/f7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: f6 — pawn f7→f6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen h4→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/p1q1npb1/2p1p3/2p2PN1/3pP2Q/3P2N1/PPP3PP/R4RK1 b - - 0 15

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