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

Rating 564 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; bishop c2; knight f3; pawns b2/c3/d5/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen a8; bishops d7/e7; knights f7/g7; pawns b5/c5/d6/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bf8 — bishop e7→f8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen e4→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: q5k1/3bbnnp/3p4/1ppP4/4Q3/2P2N1P/1PB2PP1/6K1 b - - 2 31

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