Chess Puzzle #21m03 — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 510 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; rooks a1/f1; bishop g8; knights f3/g5; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen d7; rooks a8/f8; bishops a6/e7; knights b8/d5; pawns a7/b6/c6/e6/f6/g7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxg8 — king h8→g8, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen e4→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: rn3rBk/p2qb1p1/bpp1pp2/3n2N1/3PQ3/5N2/PPP2PPP/R4RK1 b - - 1 16

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