Chess Puzzle #34OL6 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1120 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rooks a1/f4; bishop b3; knight g5; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/e4/g2/h2. Black: king g7; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knights d4/e5; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/f7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: f6 — pawn f7→f6. 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: r1bq1r2/ppp2pk1/3p4/4n1NQ/3nPR2/1B1P4/PPP3PP/R5K1 b - - 0 17

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