Chess Puzzle #09mHi — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 514 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks c1/f1; bishops c2/d2; knight b5; pawns a2/d4/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d7; rooks a8/f8; bishops a6/e7; knight c6; pawns a5/b4/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd4 — knight c6→d4, captures pawn. 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: r4rk1/3qbppp/b1n1p3/pN1pP3/1p1P4/3Q4/P1BB1PPP/2R2RK1 b - - 7 18

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