Chess Puzzle #0cys0 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 884 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g2; queen f5; rook a1; bishops c1/e4; knight f6; pawns a2/b2/f2/g3/h6. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishop h8; pawns a7/b7/c6/f7/h5/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf6 — queen d8→f6, captures knight. 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: r2q1rkb/pp3p1p/2p2N1P/5Q1p/4B3/6P1/PP3PK1/R1B5 b - - 0 22

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