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

Rating 688 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king d2; queen e4; rooks e1/h1; bishop d3; pawns a2/b2/c2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen b6; rooks d8/f8; bishop f6; pawns a7/b7/c7/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxb2 — queen b6→b2, 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: 3r1rk1/ppp2ppp/1q3b2/8/4Q3/3B3P/PPPK2P1/4R2R b - - 11 21

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