Chess Puzzle #00xiD — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 578 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/f1; bishop c2; pawns a2/b2/d4/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks a8/f8; bishop a6; pawns a5/b5/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: b4 — pawn b5→b4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen d3→h7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/4qppp/b3p3/pp1pP3/3P4/3Q4/PPB2PPP/R4RK1 b - - 1 17

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