Chess Puzzle #2G01y — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 686 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d3; rooks a1/h1; bishop e3; knight g5; pawns a2/b3/c3/d5/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks d8/f8; bishop b7; knight a5; pawns a6/b5/e5/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxd5 — rook d8→d5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen d3→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: 3r1rk1/1b2qppp/p7/np1Pp1N1/8/1PPQB2P/P4PP1/R3K2R b KQ - 0 18

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