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

Rating 1154 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen f6; rooks h1/h4; bishop c2; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c4/d5/e4/f2/f3. Black: king h8; queen e7; rooks a8/g8; knight c5; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/e5/f7/g6/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf6 — queen e7→f6, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxh7# — rook h4→h7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rxh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r5rk/ppp1qp1p/3p1Qp1/2nPp3/2P1P2R/2N2P2/PPB2P2/2K4R b - - 0 23

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