Chess Puzzle #4D6RS — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1087 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, triangle mate.

Position

White: king e1; queen h5; rooks a1/h8; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/d4/e3/f2/g2. Black: king g8; queen f5; rooks a8/f8; bishop b4; pawns a6/b7/c7/d5/f7/g5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg7 — king g8→g7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh6# — queen h5→h6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, triangle mate. The combination ends with Qh6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rkR/1pp2p2/p7/3p1qpQ/1b1P4/2N1P3/PP3PP1/R3K3 b Q - 1 20

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