Chess Puzzle #3kb57 — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 1023 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen h7; rooks a1/h1; knights b1/g5; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/e4/f2/g2/h4. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/e8; bishop b7; knights b8/c6; pawns a7/b6/c4/c5/e6/f7/g6/h5. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf8 — king g8→f8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7# — queen h7→f7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rn1qr1k1/pb3p1Q/1pn1p1p1/2p3Np/2pPP2P/2P5/PP3PP1/RN2K2R b KQ - 1 14

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