Chess Puzzle #1EU13 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 534 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen e4; rooks a1/h1; bishop d3; knight d2; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f4/g3/h3. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knight c6; pawns a6/b5/c7/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bb7 — bishop c8→b7. 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: r1b2rk1/2p1qppp/p1n1p3/1p6/3PQP2/2PB2PP/PP1N4/R3K2R b KQ - 2 18

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