Chess Puzzle #0Ya6u — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 508 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen d3; rooks c1/f1; bishops c2/e3; pawns a2/b2/d4/e5/f4/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks c8/f8; bishops a7/b7; pawns a4/b5/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rc4 — rook c8→c4. 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: 2r2rk1/bb2qppp/4p3/1p1pP3/p2P1P2/3QB2P/PPB3PK/2R2R2 b - - 6 20

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