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

Rating 548 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king g1; queen a5; rooks d3/e1; pawns a2/b3/c5/d2/g3/h2. Black: king c8; queen g7; rooks d8/h6; bishops b8/g4; pawns b7/c6/h4. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: h3 — pawn h4→h3. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxd8# — queen a5→d8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack. The combination ends with Qxd8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1bkr4/1p4q1/2p4r/Q1P5/6bp/1P1R2P1/P2P3P/4R1K1 b - - 4 29

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