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

Rating 629 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; rook e1; bishop d3; knight d5; pawns a2/b2/d4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen f7; rooks a8/d6; knight b8; pawns a6/b5/e6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxd5 — rook d6→d5, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen e4→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: rn5k/5qpp/p2rp3/1p1N4/3PQ3/3B3P/PP3PP1/4R1K1 b - - 1 26

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