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

Rating 580 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e2; queen e4; rooks a1/h1; bishop d3; knight g1; pawns a2/d5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c3; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knight b8; pawns a7/b7/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxa1 — queen c3→a1, captures rook. 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: rnb2rk1/pp3ppp/8/3P4/4Q3/2qB4/P3KPPP/R5NR b - - 1 14

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