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

Rating 854 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen h2; rook d1; bishop d3; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/e5/f3/g2. Black: king h8; queen d4; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knight g8; pawns a7/b7/c6/d6/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe5 — queen d4→e5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen h2→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: r1b2rnk/pp3p1p/2pp4/4P3/3q4/2NB1P2/PPP3PQ/2KR4 b - - 0 18

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