Chess Puzzle #5H6EJ — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 1180 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops c4/f6; knights d5/g1; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/f8; knight d4; pawns a7/b7/c6/d7/e5/f5/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxf6 — pawn g7→f6, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh5# — queen d1→h5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, one move, opening. The combination ends with Qh5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1bqkb1r/pp1p2pp/2p2B2/3Npp2/2BnP3/8/PPP2PPP/R2QK1NR b KQkq - 0 7

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