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

Rating 876 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d3; rooks a1/h1; knights c3/g5; pawns a2/b2/d4/f2/f6/g2/h4. Black: king h6; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knights c6/d5; pawns a7/b7/c7/e6/g7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf6 — queen d8→f6, 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: r1bq1r2/ppp3p1/2n1pP1k/3n2N1/3P3P/2NQ4/PP3PP1/R3K2R b KQ - 0 15

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