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

Rating 594 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen c2; rooks a1/h1; bishop g8; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f2/g2. Black: king h8; queen g5; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c5/e6/f7/g7. Black 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: r1b2rBk/pp3pp1/2n1p3/2p3q1/3P4/2P5/PPQ2PP1/R3K2R b KQ - 3 16

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