Chess Puzzle #208ML — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 861 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; rook c4; knights e5/g5; pawns d4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen f8; rooks b8/e8; knight d7; pawns a6/b7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe5 — knight d7→e5, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen e4→h7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r2rq1k/1p1n3p/p7/4N1N1/2RPQ3/7P/5PP1/6K1 b - - 6 29

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