Chess Puzzle #0ZH5e — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1138 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e6; rooks b1/e2; pawns a2/b2/c4/e5/f2/g3/h2. Black: king h8; queen f4; rooks a8/g8; bishop b7; pawns a7/b6/c5/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf3 — queen f4→f3. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh6# — queen e6→h6, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxh6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r5rk/pb6/1p2Q2p/2p1P3/2P2q2/6P1/PP2RP1P/1R4K1 b - - 0 23

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