Chess Puzzle #1299g — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 641 · Beginner · kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen c2; rooks b1/e1; bishops d2/f1; knights e3/g5; pawns a4/b3/c4/d5/f2/g3/h3. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks e8/f8; bishops d7/g7; knights a5/h5; pawns a6/b6/c5/d6/e5/f5/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: f4 — pawn f5→f4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen c2→h7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 4rrk1/2qb2bp/pp1p4/n1pPppNn/P1P5/1P2N1PP/2QB1P1K/1R2RB2 b - - 1 22

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