Chess Puzzle #0yx9T — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 469 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen h3; rooks a1/h1; bishop h7; pawns a2/c3/d4/e5/f2/g2. Black: king g8; queen g7; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knight b8; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/f7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxh7 — queen g7→h7, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen h3→h7, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rnb2rk1/pp3pqB/4p3/3pP3/3P4/2P4Q/P4PP1/R3K2R b KQ - 0 17

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