Chess Puzzle #1s4nT — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 466 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks c1/f1; bishop c2; knight f3; pawns a3/b2/d4/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f4; rooks d8/f8; bishop b7; knight d7; pawns a7/b5/c5/e6/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: cxd4 — pawn c5→d4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen d3→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 3r1rk1/pb1n1pp1/4p2p/1pp1P3/3P1q2/P2Q1N2/1PB2PPP/2R2RK1 b - - 1 19

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