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

Rating 857 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; rooks a1/f1; bishops c1/d3; pawns a3/b2/d5/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishop c5; knight b6; pawns a7/b7/e5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd5 — queen d8→d5, 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: r2q1rk1/pp3ppp/1n6/2bPp3/4Q3/P2B3P/1P3PP1/R1B2RK1 b - - 1 17

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