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

Rating 893 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen g4; rook c7; bishop h5; knight g2; pawns a3/b2/g3/h3. Black: king h7; queen e4; rooks a8/f6; knight d4; pawns a6/b7/d5/e6/f4/h6. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh8 — king h7→h8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg7# — queen g4→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r7/1pR4k/p3pr1p/3p3B/3nqpQ1/P5PP/1P4N1/7K b - - 3 33

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