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

Rating 642 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen c6; rooks d2/h6; bishop b3; pawns a4/b2/c2/d4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen b4; rooks b8/f8; knight b6; pawns a5/c7/f5/g7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxh6 — pawn g7→h6, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh6# — queen c6→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: 1r3r1k/2p3p1/1nQ4R/p4p2/Pq1P4/1B5P/1PPR1PP1/2K5 b - - 0 21

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