Chess Puzzle #5Bcia — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1147 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen f7; rooks a1/h6; knight d2; pawns a2/b2/d4/e3/f2/g4. Black: king h8; queen d8; rooks a8/e8; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/e4/g6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe7 — queen d8→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxh7# — rook h6→h7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rxh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2qr2k/ppp2Q1p/2n3pR/8/3Pp1P1/4P3/PP1N1P2/R3K3 b Q - 0 18

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