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

Rating 431 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen d3; rooks d1/h1; knight g5; pawns a2/b2/c4/d5/f2/g2/h5. Black: king g8; queen d7; rooks a8/f8; knights b8/h8; pawns a7/b7/c5/d6/e5/g7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe7 — queen d7→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen d3→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: rn3rkn/pp1q2p1/3p4/2pPp1NP/2P5/3Q4/PP3PP1/2KR3R b - - 0 18

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