Chess Puzzle #04EL2 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 534 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rooks a1/f1; bishop e3; knight g5; pawns a2/b2/d4/f2/h3. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishop f5; knight g6; pawns b6/b7/c6/c7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: O-O — king e8→g8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen h5→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: r2qk2r/1pp3pp/1pp3n1/5bNQ/3P4/4B2P/PP3P2/R4RK1 b kq - 4 18

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