Chess Puzzle #4m6v8 — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 1039 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/f1; bishops e3/h5; knights c3/g5; pawns a2/b2/c4/d5/f2/h3. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/g7; knights c5/e8; pawns a5/b7/c6/d6/e5/f5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: f4 — pawn f5→f4. 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: r1b1nrk1/1p2q1b1/2pp4/p1nPppNB/2P5/2N1B2P/PPQ2P2/R4RK1 b - - 1 21

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