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

Rating 458 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; rooks a1/f1; bishop c2; knight e5; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen f6; rooks d8/f8; bishops b6/e6; pawns a7/b7/c5/f4/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: cxd4 — pawn c5→d4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen e4→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 3r1rk1/pp3pp1/1b2bq1p/2p1N3/3PQp2/2P4P/PPB2PP1/R4RK1 b - - 1 19

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