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

Rating 879 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/h1; knight f3; pawns a2/c3/d4/e5/f2/g2/g3. Black: king g8; queen g4; rooks a8/f8; bishop b6; pawns a7/b7/c5/d5/f7/g7. White 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/pp3pp1/1b6/2ppP3/3P2q1/2P2NP1/P1Q2PP1/R5KR b - - 3 23

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