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

Rating 484 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen d3; rooks d1/h2; bishop b2; knight f3; pawns a2/b4/c3/d4/e3/g4. Black: king g8; queen h6; rooks a8/f8; bishop b6; knight g3; pawns a7/b7/c7/d5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd6 — queen h6→d6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen d3→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/ppp2ppp/1b5q/3p4/1P1P2P1/2PQPNn1/PB5R/2KR4 b - - 0 18

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