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

Rating 644 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks e1/e7; knight f3; pawns a4/b5/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen f6; rooks f8/g8; bishop b6; pawns a5/b7/c7/d6/h6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf3 — queen f6→f3, captures knight. 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: 5rrk/1pp1R2p/1b1p1q1p/pP6/P2P4/3Q1N2/5PPP/4R1K1 b - - 6 25

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