Chess Puzzle #0hE1O — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 625 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen c2; rooks a1/h1; bishop d2; pawns a2/b4/c3/e3/f2/f4/g5. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; knight b6; pawns a7/b5/c6/d5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd7 — queen d8→d7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen c2→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: r2q1rk1/p4ppp/1np5/1p1p2P1/1P3P2/2P1P3/P1QB1P2/R3K2R b KQ - 0 19

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