Chess Puzzle #02ARe — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 540 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen c2; rooks d1/h1; knight d2; pawns a2/b3/c3/e3/e5/f2/g2/g3. Black: king g8; queen b8; rooks a8/f8; bishop a4; knight f6; pawns a5/c7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nd7 — knight f6→d7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen c2→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: rq3rk1/2p2ppp/4pn2/p2pP3/b7/1PP1P1P1/P1QN1PP1/2KR3R b - - 0 17

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