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

Rating 1057 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen f5; rooks a1/h1; knights b1/c7; pawns a2/e4/f2/g4/h2. Black: king h6; queen e7; rooks b2/h8; bishop f8; knights d7/g8; pawns a7/d6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf6 — queen e7→f6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh5# — queen f5→h5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5bnr/p1Nnq1pp/3p3k/5Q2/4P1P1/8/Pr3P1P/RN2K2R b KQ - 0 16

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