Chess Puzzle #3T5G2 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1162 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; rooks d1/f1; bishops d3/f4; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen c8; rooks a8/f8; bishop c5; knight c6; pawns a6/b7/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe8 — queen c8→e8. 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: r1q2rk1/1p3ppp/p1n1p3/2b5/4QB2/3B2P1/PPP2P1P/3R1RK1 b - - 1 18

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