Chess Puzzle #1pr4j — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 599 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen e4; rooks d1/h1; bishop d2; knight g5; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g2/h4. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/e7; pawns a6/b5/c4/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd5 — queen d8→d5. 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: r1bq1rk1/4bppp/p3p3/1p4N1/2p1Q2P/8/PPPB1PP1/1K1R3R b - - 0 18

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