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

Rating 816 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; rooks a1/f1; bishops b3/d6; knight f3; pawns a2/c3/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishop b7; knights c6/g4; pawns a6/b5/d7/e6/f6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: h5 — pawn h7→h5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg6# — queen e4→g6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2qk2r/1b1p2pp/p1nBpp2/1p2P3/4Q1n1/1BP2N2/P4PPP/R4RK1 b kq - 1 14

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