Chess Puzzle #24gL5 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 476 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f3; queen c2; rook h5; bishop g1; knights b1/g5; pawns a4/c3/d4/e5/f4. Black: king g8; queen a7; rook f8; bishop g7; knights c6/g3; pawns c4/d5/e6/f7/g2. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxh5 — knight g3→h5, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen c2→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/q4pb1/2n1p3/3pP1NR/P1pP1P2/2P2Kn1/2Q3p1/1N4B1 b - - 2 29

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