Chess Puzzle #29MT1 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 884 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen h4; rooks d1/h1; bishop f4; knights c3/g5; pawns a2/b2/d4/e3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishops b4/c8; knight b8; pawns a7/b5/c6/d5/f7/g7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: f6 — pawn f7→f6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen h4→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: rnbq1rk1/p4pp1/2p5/1p1p2N1/1b1P1B1Q/2N1P3/PP4PP/2KR3R b - - 3 14

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