Chess Puzzle #1VJe8 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 850 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; rooks d1/f1; bishops d3/e3; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c5; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/f6; knight e5; pawns a6/b7/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qc6 — queen c5→c6. 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: r1b2rk1/1p3ppp/p3pb2/2q1n3/4Q3/2NBB3/PPP3PP/3R1RK1 b - - 5 17

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