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

Rating 884 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen g6; rooks a1/h1; bishop b3; knight g5; pawns a4/b2/c2/d3/e5/f2/g2/h4. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishops c5/d7; knight c7; pawns a6/b5/d4/d5/e6/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Be8 — bishop d7→e8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen g6→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r2q1rk1/2nb2p1/p3p1Qp/1pbpP1N1/P2p3P/1B1P4/1PP2PP1/R3K2R b KQ - 0 19

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