Chess Puzzle #00bnX — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 790 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rook f1; bishops c3/d3; pawns a2/b3/c2/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen f4; rooks e8/f8; bishop d6; pawns a7/b7/c7/f6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qg5 — queen f4→g5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen h5→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: 4rr1k/ppp3pp/3b1p2/7Q/5q2/1PBB3P/P1P3P1/5RK1 b - - 13 26

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