Chess Puzzle #1YmH3 — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 518 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/f1; bishop e3; knights e2/g5; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/e5/f2/g2/h4. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishop e7; knights c6/d7; pawns a7/b7/c5/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: h6 — pawn h7→h6. 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: r4rk1/ppqnbppp/2n1p3/2ppP1N1/3P3P/2PQB3/PP2NPP1/R4RK1 b - - 2 13

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