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

Rating 874 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f5; rook f1; bishops d2/e2; knight g5; pawns a3/d4/e5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishops a1/b7; knight d7; pawns a7/b5/c4/c6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 7 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: c5 — pawn c6→c5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen f5→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: r4rk1/pbqn1ppp/2p5/1p2PQN1/2pP4/P7/3BB1PP/b4RK1 b - - 1 18

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