Chess Puzzle #0Sa0f — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 536 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; rooks c1/f1; bishop b1; pawns a2/b2/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks d8/f8; knight d7; pawns a7/b6/d4/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qg5 — queen e7→g5. 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: 3r1rk1/p2nqppp/1p2p3/4P3/3pQ3/8/PP3PPP/1BR2RK1 b - - 1 17

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