Chess Puzzle #1dC82 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 924 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen d1; rook c1; bishop b2; knight g3; pawns a2/b3/d3/f7. Black: king h7; queen f4; rooks a8/g2; knight d7; pawns a7/b7/c6/d4/g7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxg3 — queen f4→g3, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh5# — queen d1→h5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r7/pp1n1Ppk/2p5/8/3p1q2/1P1P2N1/PB4r1/1KRQ4 b - - 0 26

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