Chess Puzzle #1rPdt — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1473 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen e4; rooks d1/h1; bishop d3; knight b5; pawns a2/b3/e5/f4/g3/h3. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks a8/f8; bishop a6; knight d5; pawns a3/b4/c5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rad8 — rook a8→d8. 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: r4rk1/4qppp/b7/1NpnP3/1p2QP2/pP1B2PP/P7/1K1R3R b - - 2 26

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