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

Rating 764 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/e1; bishop c2; knight b3; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks a8/f8; knights d7/h5; pawns a6/b5/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qg5 — queen e7→g5. 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: r4rk1/3nqppp/p3p3/1p1p3n/3P4/1NPQ1P2/PPB3PP/R3R1K1 b - - 4 18

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