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

Rating 1113 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f2; queen b1; rook h1; bishop e2; knight c3; pawns a2/e3/e5/f3/g2/g3. Black: king g8; queen d8; rook f8; bishop c6; knight a5; pawns a7/c7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qb8 — queen d8→b8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen b1→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: 3q1rk1/p1p2ppp/2b1p3/n2pP3/8/2N1PPP1/P3BKP1/1Q5R b - - 0 18

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