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

Rating 906 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h3; rooks a1/f8; bishops c1/d3; knight g5; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/e8; bishop c8; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/d5/e5/e6/g6/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxf8 — rook e8→f8, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen h3→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: r1bqrRk1/pp5p/2n1p1p1/3pp1N1/3P4/2PB3Q/PP4PP/R1B3K1 b - - 0 16

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