Chess Puzzle #MeWDp — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen c2; rook c1; knight g5; pawns a2/b3/d4/e5/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen a6; rook f8; knight b6; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: h6 — pawn h7→h6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen c2→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/pp3ppp/qn2p3/3pP1N1/3P1P2/1P6/P1Q3PP/2R4K b - - 4 21

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