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

Rating 995 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen d3; rook d1; knights a3/g5; pawns a2/b2/c2/c4/e5/f4/g4/h2. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks a8/f8; bishop b7; pawns a6/b6/c5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rad8 — rook a8→d8. 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: r4rk1/1b2qppp/pp2p3/2p1P1N1/2P2PP1/N2Q4/PPP4P/2KR4 b - - 2 18

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