Chess Puzzle #09VqE — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 743 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h3; queen h5; rooks e5/g1; bishop d3; pawns a3/b2/c3/d4/f2. Black: king h8; queen f4; rooks a8/g8; bishop d5; pawns a6/b5/c7/e6/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxg1 — rook g8→g1, captures rook. 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: r5rk/2p2p1p/p3p3/1p1bR2Q/3P1q2/P1PB3K/1P3P2/6R1 b - - 1 29

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