Chess Puzzle #25wG4 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 820 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks d1/e1; bishop c2; knight f3; pawns a2/b2/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e8; rooks a8/f8; bishops b6/g4; pawns a4/b5/c6/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rd8 — rook a8→d8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen d3→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r3qrk1/5pp1/1bp4p/1p2P3/p5b1/3Q1N2/PPB2PPP/3RR1K1 b - - 6 25

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