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

Rating 782 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h6; rooks a1/f1; bishop f6; knight c3; pawns a2/c2/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen b2; rooks a8/e8; bishops c5/d7; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/f7/g6/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bf8 — bishop c5→f8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh8# — queen h6→h8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r3r1k1/pp1b1p2/4pBpQ/2bpP2p/8/2N5/PqP2PPP/R4RK1 b - - 3 17

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