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

Rating 508 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/f1; bishop b1; knight d2; pawns a3/b2/c3/d4/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen h5; rooks a8/f8; bishops b7/f6; pawns a6/b5/c5/d5/e6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: cxd4 — pawn c5→d4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen c2→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/1b3pp1/p3pb1p/1ppp3q/3P1P2/P1P5/1PQN2PP/RB3RK1 b - - 0 18

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