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

Rating 1099 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h4; rooks a1/f6; bishop e3; knight f4; pawns a3/b3/e5/g2/g6/h3. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks c2/f8; bishop b7; knights a5/e4; pawns a6/b5/d5/e6/f7/g7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe5 — queen c7→e5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen h4→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/1bq2pp1/p3pRP1/np1pP3/4nN1Q/PP2B2P/2r3P1/R5K1 b - - 0 22

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