Chess Puzzle #3d0mK — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/f1; bishop c3; knight g5; pawns a3/b2/d4/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen a6; rooks a8/f8; bishop c6; knight e7; pawns a7/b5/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: h6 — pawn h7→h6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen c2→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/p3nppp/q1b1p3/1p1pP1N1/3P4/P1B5/1PQ2PPP/R4RK1 b - - 1 15

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