Chess Puzzle #1v5sp — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 691 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen e4; rooks a1/h1; knight e2; pawns a3/b2/c2/c3/g3/g4. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; knight e6; pawns a6/b7/c5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: b5 — pawn b7→b5. 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: r2q1rk1/1p3ppp/p3n3/2p5/4Q1P1/P1P3P1/1PP1N3/R3K2R b KQ - 0 18

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