Chess Puzzle #07DxM — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 949 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c3; rooks e1/f1; bishop h6; knight g4; pawns a2/b3/c4/d3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/e7; knight c7; pawns a7/c5/c6/e6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxh6 — pawn g7→h6, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxh6# — knight g4→h6, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nxh6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1bq1rk1/p1n1b1pp/2p1p2B/2p5/2P3N1/1PQP4/P4PPP/4RRK1 b - - 0 17

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