Chess Puzzle #1g64f — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 491 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen c2; rooks a1/h1; knight g5; pawns a2/c3/e3/e5/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen a5; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; pawns b5/c4/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: b4 — pawn b5→b4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen c2→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: r1b2rk1/5ppp/4p3/qp1pP1N1/2p2P2/2P1P3/P1Q3PP/R3K2R b KQ - 1 18

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