Chess Puzzle #287ws — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 413 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d3; rooks a1/h1; knight g5; pawns a2/b2/c2/e3/e5/g3/h4. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; knight d7; pawns a7/b7/c5/d5/e6/f7/g4/g7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe5 — knight d7→e5, captures pawn. 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: r2q1rk1/pp1n1pp1/4p3/2ppP1N1/6pP/3QP1P1/PPP5/R3K2R b KQ - 1 17

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