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

Rating 873 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen f7; rooks d1/g1; knights f6/g5; pawns b2/b3/c2/e5/g6/h3. Black: king h8; queen a5; rooks a8/e8; bishop f8; knight h5; pawns a7/b4/b7/d4/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxf6 — pawn g7→f6, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen f7→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r3rb1k/pp3Qp1/5NPp/q3P1Nn/1p1p4/1P5P/1PP5/2KR2R1 b - - 1 28

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