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

Rating 712 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen c2; rooks a1/h1; bishop g8; knights d2/f3; pawns a2/b2/c3/c5/f2/g2/g3. Black: king h8; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishop g4; knights c6/d5; pawns a7/b7/f7/g7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxg8 — king h8→g8, captures bishop. 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: r4rBk/ppq2pp1/2n5/2Pn4/6b1/2P2NP1/PPQN1PP1/R3K2R b KQ - 4 17

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