Chess Puzzle #22TNs — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 474 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop e6; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/e4/f6/g2/h2. Black: king h7; queen e8; rooks a8/g8; bishop c5; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/f7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe6 — queen e8→e6, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh5# — queen d1→h5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3q1r1/ppp2p1k/2npBP2/2b5/4P3/2NP4/PPP3PP/R2Q1R1K b - - 0 17

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