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

Rating 1093 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rooks a1/f6; bishop c1; knight d4; pawns a2/b2/c3/e5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen a5; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/d6; knight b8; pawns a4/a7/c6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe5 — queen a5→e5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf7# — queen h5→f7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rnb3kr/p5pp/2pb1R2/q3P2Q/p2N4/2P5/PP4PP/R1B3K1 b - - 0 15

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