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

Rating 529 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen e4; rooks a1/h1; knight g1; pawns a3/b2/c3/d4/f2/g2/g3. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/e5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: exd4 — pawn e5→d4, captures pawn. 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/ppp2ppp/2n5/4p3/3PQ3/P1P3P1/1P3PP1/R3K1NR b KQ - 0 13

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