Chess Puzzle #0J3Vn — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 610 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d4; rooks d2/g1; bishop e2; knight c3; pawns a3/b3/c2/e4/f2/f3/h2. Black: king g8; queen f6; rooks a8/e8; bishop h3; knight f4; pawns a5/b7/c6/d6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qh4 — queen f6→h4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen d4→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3r1k1/1p3ppp/2pp1q2/p7/3QPn2/PPN2P1b/2PRBP1P/6RK b - - 2 21

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