Chess Puzzle #01diX — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 906 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen h6; rook g4; bishop c4; knight e4; pawns a3/b2/f3/h2. Black: king h8; queen e5; rooks d8/f8; bishop d6; knight g7; pawns a7/b7/c7/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 6 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qh5 — queen e5→h5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen h6→g7, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3r1r1k/ppp2pnp/3b3Q/4q3/2B1N1R1/P4P2/1P5P/2K5 b - - 2 22

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