Chess Puzzle #29DT4 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 416 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen d3; rooks d1/e1; bishops c2/f6; knight f3; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/e7; pawns a3/b5/c6/e6/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxf6 — bishop e7→f6, captures bishop. 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: r1b2rk1/2q1bpp1/2p1pB1p/1p6/3P4/p1PQ1N2/PPB2PPP/2KRR3 b - - 0 17

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