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

Rating 992 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen e7; rooks d5/h1; knight f6; pawns a2/b2/c2/f4/h2. Black: king h8; queen h3; rooks a8/f8; knight g6; pawns a6/b5/c4/d6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qg2 — queen h3→g2. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen e7→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: r4r1k/4Q2p/p2p1Nn1/1p1R4/2p2P2/7q/PPP4P/2K4R b - - 5 26

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