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

Rating 753 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rooks a1/f1; bishops a2/c1; pawns a3/b2/c3/d4/e5/f4/g6/h4. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishop g7; knights d7/e7; pawns a7/b7/c4/d5/e6/f5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe8 — queen d8→e8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen h5→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r2q1rk1/pp1nn1b1/4p1P1/3pPp1Q/2pP1P1P/P1P5/BP6/R1B2RK1 b - - 0 21

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