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

Rating 860 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g2; queen h5; rook h1; bishop e3; knights g3/g5; pawns a2/b3/d4/e5/f4/h3. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks c8/f8; bishops a1/b7; knights b6/c6; pawns a6/b5/d5/g7. Black is ahead by 6 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe8 — queen d8→e8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen h5→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2rq1rk1/1b4p1/pnn5/1p1pP1NQ/3P1P2/1P2B1NP/P5K1/b6R b - - 3 24

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