Chess Puzzle #2Q6JD — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 570 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; rooks d1/f1; bishop d3; knight f3; pawns a4/c3/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks a8/f8; bishop d7; knight b8; pawns a5/b6/c7/e6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bc6 — bishop d7→c6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen e4→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: rn3rk1/2pbqpp1/1p2p2p/p3P3/P3Q3/2PB1N2/5PPP/3R1RK1 b - - 5 21

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