Chess Puzzle #0Pd4W — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 610 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h4; rooks d1/e7; bishop d5; pawns a3/b2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen b6; rooks c8/f8; bishop d7; knight d3; pawns a6/b5/c4/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf2 — knight d3→f2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen h4→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: 2r2r1k/3bR2p/pq4p1/1p1B4/2p4Q/P2n4/1P3PPP/3R2K1 b - - 9 27

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