Chess Puzzle #0DYDx — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 577 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen g2; rooks g1/h6; bishops d2/f5; pawns a2/b2/f4/h5. Black: king h8; queen e7; rooks d8/g8; knights c5/f8; pawns a7/b6/d4/e5/g7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxh6 — pawn g7→h6, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg8# — queen g2→g8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxg8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3r1nrk/p3q1p1/1p5R/2n1pB1P/3p1P2/8/PP1B2Q1/1K4R1 b - - 0 31

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