Chess Puzzle #1lkT6 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 442 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/f1; knight g5; pawns a2/b3/c5/d4/f2/g2/h4. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; knight c7; pawns a7/b7/c6/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd4 — queen d8→d4, captures pawn. 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: r2q1rk1/ppn2ppp/2p1p3/2P3N1/3P3P/1P6/P1Q2PP1/R4RK1 b - - 0 18

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