Chess Puzzle #0c1ox — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 676 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen f5; rooks b1/f1; bishop d3; pawns a2/b2/c2/e5/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen c7; rooks a8/h8; bishops b7/e7; pawns a7/d5/d7/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: O-O — king e8→g8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen f5→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: r3k2r/pbqpbppp/8/3pPQ2/8/3B4/PPP3PP/1R3R1K b kq - 0 17

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