Chess Puzzle #4ms7Q — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1118 · Beginner · endgame, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen h6; rooks e1/h3; pawns a2/b2/f2/f6/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f5; rook f8; bishop a7; pawns a6/b7/c6/d5/f7/g6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf6 — queen f5→f6, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen h6→h7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/bp3p1p/p1p2PpQ/3p1q2/8/7R/PP3PPP/4R2K b - - 0 26

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