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

Rating 602 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks c1/e1; bishops b1/f6; knight f3; pawns a3/b2/c3/d4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks c8/f8; bishops b7/b8; pawns a6/c4/d5/e6/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf6 — queen d8→f6, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen c2→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 1brq1rk1/1b3pp1/p3pB1p/3p4/2pP4/P1P2N1P/1PQ2PP1/1BR1R1K1 b - - 0 18

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