Chess Puzzle #1El6w — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 866 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f2; queen h5; rook a1; bishop f4; knights b1/g5; pawns a2/b2/c3/e5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d7/f7/g7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: f6 — pawn f7→f6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen h5→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1bq1rk1/pppp1pp1/2n5/4P1NQ/5B2/2P5/PP3KPP/RN6 b - - 3 13

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