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

Rating 873 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king d1; queen d3; rooks a1/h1; bishop b5; pawns a2/b3/d2/e3/g2. Black: king g8; queen g3; rooks a8/f8; bishop a3; knight d5; pawns a7/b7/e5/f7/g7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxg2 — queen g3→g2, 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: r4rk1/pp3pp1/8/1B1np3/8/bP1QP1q1/P2P2P1/R2K3R b - - 3 22

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