Chess Puzzle #1W705 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 790 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g3; rooks e1/f1; bishop c4; knights c3/f5; pawns a4/b2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishops c5/c8; knights d7/f6; pawns a6/b6/f7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: h5 — pawn h6→h5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg7# — queen g3→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1bq1r1k/3n1p2/pp3n1p/2b2N2/P1B5/2N3Q1/1P3PPP/4RRK1 b - - 4 18

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