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

Rating 1168 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c2; queen e4; rook d1; bishop d3; knight g1; pawns a2/b2/c4/d4/f3/h3. Black: king e8; queen g3; rooks a8/h8; bishop h1; pawns a7/b6/c7/d7/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: O-O — king e8→g8. 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: r3k2r/p1pp1ppp/1p2p3/8/2PPQ3/3B1PqP/PPK5/3R2Nb b kq - 3 17

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