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

Rating 865 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen g6; rooks a1/h1; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/e5/g2. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks a8/f8; knight b8; pawns a7/b6/c7/e6/g7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf7 — queen e7→f7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen g6→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: rn3rk1/p1p1q1p1/1p2p1Q1/4P3/3P4/2P5/PP4P1/R3K2R b KQ - 0 18

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