Chess Puzzle #1y32K — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 759 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks d1/f1; bishop b1; knight c3; pawns a3/b2/e5/f2/f6/g2. Black: king g8; queen e8; rooks a8/f8; bishops b7/e7; pawns a6/b5/c7/f3/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: fxg2 — pawn f3→g2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen c2→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: r3qrk1/1bp1b2p/p4P2/1p2P3/8/P1N2p2/1PQ2PP1/1B1R1RK1 b - - 0 22

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