Chess Puzzle #1Hto2 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 559 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/h3; pawns a2/b3/d4/e3/e5/g4/h2. Black: king g8; queen b6; rooks c8/f8; bishop a3; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qb4 — queen b6→b4. 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: 2r2rk1/pp3ppp/1q2p3/3pP3/3P2P1/bP1QP2R/P6P/R5K1 b - - 4 18

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