Chess Puzzle #2HpA3 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 633 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks c1/f1; bishop e3; knight g5; pawns a3/b2/d4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen e6; rooks a8/f8; bishops d5/d6; pawns a7/b6/c7/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf6 — queen e6→f6. 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: r4rk1/p1p2ppp/1p1bq3/3b2N1/3P4/P3B2P/1PQ2PP1/2R2RK1 b - - 4 20

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