Chess Puzzle #2SySv — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 614 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks c1/e1; bishops b1/e3; knights c3/f3; pawns a3/b2/d4/e5/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks c8/f8; bishops b7/e7; knights c4/d5; pawns a6/b5/d7/e6/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxb2 — knight c4→b2, 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: 2r2rk1/1bqpbpp1/p3p2p/1p1nP3/2nP4/P1NQBN1P/1P3PP1/1BR1R1K1 b - - 2 18

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