Chess Puzzle #580KG — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1085 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rook a1; knight f6; pawns a2/b3/c2/d4/g3. Black: king h7; queen g4; rooks a8/f8; knight f4; pawns a6/b7/c6/e6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 7 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh8 — king h7→h8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen d3→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4r2/1p3ppk/p1p1pN1p/8/3P1nq1/1P1Q2P1/P1P5/R5K1 b - - 1 25

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