Chess Puzzle #3SMlI — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1158 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen g6; rook c2; bishop e4; knight e6; pawns a2/b3/c4/d5/g3/h3. Black: king h8; queen c8; rooks a8/h7; bishop e3; pawns a4/b7/c5/e7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rh6 — rook h7→h6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg7# — queen g6→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1q4k/1p2p2r/4N1Q1/2pP4/p1P1B3/1P2b1PP/P1R4K/8 b - - 0 28

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