Chess Puzzle #1t1wg — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 472 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/f1; bishops a3/c2; knight f3; pawns a2/b3/c4/d5/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks b8/f8; bishops c8/e7; knight d7; pawns a6/b5/d6/e5/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: b4 — pawn b5→b4. 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: 1rb2rk1/2qnbpp1/p2p3p/1p1Pp3/2P5/BP1Q1N1P/P1B2PP1/R4RK1 b - - 2 16

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