Chess Puzzle #2AcRO — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 854 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/e1; bishops c2/e3; knight c3; pawns a4/b2/d4/f2/f3/h3. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishops e7/h5; knight c6; pawns a6/b7/c7/e5/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: exd4 — pawn e5→d4, 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: r2q1rk1/1pp1bpp1/p1n4p/4p2b/P2P4/2NQBP1P/1PB2P2/R3R1K1 b - - 1 17

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