Chess Puzzle #22AgA — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 755 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen b1; rooks a1/h1; bishop b2; knights e5/g5; pawns a3/c4/d2/e3/f2/g4/h4. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishops e7/h5; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/c5/d4/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg4 — knight f6→g4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen b1→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r2q1rk1/pp2bpp1/5n1p/2p1N1Nb/2Pp2PP/P3P3/1B1P1P2/RQ2K2R b KQ - 0 17

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