Chess Puzzle #2CEcS — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 623 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen c2; rooks a1/h1; bishop e2; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f3/g4. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks c8/f8; knight a5; pawns a6/b5/f5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: fxg4 — pawn f5→g4, 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: 2r2rk1/5ppp/p7/np3pq1/3P2P1/2P2P2/PPQ1B3/R3K2R b KQ - 0 20

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