Chess Puzzle #050dT — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 446 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king d1; queen h4; rooks a1/h1; bishop d3; pawns a2/c2/c3/f2/g2. Black: king g8; queen g7; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; pawns a7/c6/d5/e6/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxc3 — queen g7→c3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen h4→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: r1b2rk1/p5qp/2p1p1p1/3p4/7Q/2PB4/P1P2PP1/R2K3R b - - 3 18

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