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

Rating 523 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/h3; knights d2/f4; pawns a2/b3/d4/e3/e5/g4/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishop g5; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxf4 — bishop g5→f4, 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: r2q1rk1/pp3ppp/2n1p3/3pP1b1/3P1NP1/1P1QP2R/P2N3P/R5K1 b - - 6 17

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