Chess Puzzle #2V5vc — Beginner, White to move, opening

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

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/e3; bishops c2/h2; knights b3/f3; pawns a4/e5/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen c6; rooks a8/f8; bishops b6/c8; knights a5/e7; pawns a6/b7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxe3 — bishop b6→e3, captures rook. 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: r1b2rk1/1p2npp1/pbq1p2p/n2pP3/P7/1N1QRN1P/2B2PPB/R5K1 b - - 3 18

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