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

Rating 980 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g2; queen c7; knight g5; pawns a2/b4/e5/f4/g3. Black: king h6; queen h8; bishop e3; knight d8; pawns b7/c3/e6/f5/g6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe8 — queen h8→e8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen c7→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 3n3q/1pQ5/4p1pk/4PpN1/1P3P2/2p1b1P1/P5K1/8 b - - 3 41

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