Chess Puzzle #0Bgxf — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 646 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king d2; queen e4; rooks d1/h1; bishop d3; knight f3; pawns b2/c2/c5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen a1; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/f6; pawns a7/b7/d4/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxb2 — queen a1→b2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen e4→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/pp3ppp/5b2/2P5/3pQ3/3B1N2/1PPK1PPP/q2R3R b - - 3 16

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