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

Rating 429 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; rooks a1/d1; bishop c2; knights b1/f3; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/g2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen d6; rooks a8/f8; bishops b7/g7; knight c6; pawns a6/b5/c4/e6/f7/g5/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rab8 — rook a8→b8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen e4→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/1b3pb1/p1nqp2p/1p4p1/2pPQ3/2P2NP1/PPB3PP/RN1R2K1 b - - 5 17

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