Chess Puzzle #4UHf5 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1111 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen c2; rooks d1/h1; bishop f1; knight g1; pawns a2/b2/c3/d6/f2/g2/g3. Black: king g8; queen a5; rooks a8/f8; bishop e6; knight c6; pawns a6/b7/d4/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxa2 — queen a5→a2, captures pawn. 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: r4rk1/1p3ppp/p1nPb3/q7/3p4/2P3P1/PPQ2PP1/2KR1BNR b - - 5 15

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