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

Rating 964 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen b1; rooks a1/h1; bishop e2; knight g5; pawns a2/e6/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen c4; rooks a8/f8; bishop c5; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/f2/f4/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd5 — queen c4→d5. 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: r4r1k/ppp3pp/3pP3/2b3N1/2q2p2/7P/P3BpP1/RQ3K1R b - - 1 23

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