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

Rating 987 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen g4; rook a1; bishop e4; knight e6; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e3; rooks a8/f8; bishop d6; pawns a7/b7/c6/c7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh8 — king g8→h8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg7# — queen g4→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/ppp4p/2pbN3/8/3PB1Q1/2P1q3/PP4PP/R6K b - - 0 18

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