Chess Puzzle #219RW — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1084 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen f5; rooks c6/f1; bishop h4; knight g5; pawns a2/b2/b5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d5; rooks a8/e8; bishop g7; knight c5; pawns a5/b6/c7/e5/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rf8 — rook e8→f8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen f5→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: r3r1k1/2p3bp/1pR5/pPnqpQN1/7B/8/PP4PP/5R1K b - - 0 25

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