Chess Puzzle #497eU — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1009 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks d1/e1; knights c5/g5; pawns b2/b3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c6; rooks a8/f8; knight d7; pawns a5/b4/d5/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxc5 — queen c6→c5, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen c2→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: r4rk1/3n1ppp/2q5/p1Np2N1/1p6/1P6/1PQ2PPP/3RR1K1 b - - 0 27

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