Chess Puzzle #2Qp9j — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

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

Position

White: king g1; queen h3; rooks a1/f2; knight g5; pawns a2/b2/e3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c4; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knight e5; pawns a7/b7/c7/d7/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: d6 — pawn d7→d6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen h3→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: r1b2rk1/pppp1ppp/8/4n1N1/2q5/4P2Q/PP3RPP/R5K1 b - - 1 18

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