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

Rating 998 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen h6; rook a1; bishop c4; knights f6/g1; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/e4/f2/g2/h4. Black: king h8; queen g8; rook a8; bishops c5/c8; knight d7; pawns a7/b7/c6/d6/e5/f7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxg2 — queen g8→g2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen h6→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: r1b3qk/pp1n1p1p/2pp1N1Q/2b1p3/2B1P2P/3P4/PPP2PP1/R3K1N1 b Q - 0 14

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