Chess Puzzle #239hs — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 574 · Beginner · endgame, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d4; rooks a1/g2; pawns a2/b2/c3/e3/f2/f3/h2. Black: king g8; queen h5; rooks a8/h6; pawns a7/b7/c4/d5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf3 — queen h5→f3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen d4→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r5k1/pp3ppp/7r/3p3q/2pQ4/2P1PP2/PP3PRP/R6K b - - 8 25

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