Chess Puzzle #1SvA7 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 952 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen h7; rooks a1/d1; bishop e3; knight g5; pawns b2/c3/e5/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c6; rooks a8/d8; bishops b7/e7; pawns a7/b6/c5/e6/f7/g7/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf8 — king g8→f8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh8# — queen h7→h8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r2r2k1/pb2bppQ/1pq1p3/2p1P1Np/5P2/2P1B3/1P4PP/R2R3K b - - 3 21

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