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

Rating 709 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/f1; bishops c1/g2; knights d2/g5; pawns a2/b2/d4/e5/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishops b4/g4; knights b8/d5; pawns a7/b5/c4/c6/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: h6 — pawn h7→h6. 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: rn1q1rk1/p4ppp/2p1p3/1p1nP1N1/1bpP2b1/6P1/PPQN1PBP/R1B2RK1 b - - 2 11

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