Chess Puzzle #0vg2M — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 751 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen b1; rook f1; bishop d2; knight g5; pawns a2/c3/d4/e3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d6; rooks d8/f8; knight c6; pawns a6/c4/c7/e5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: exd4 — pawn e5→d4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen b1→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: 3r1rk1/2p2ppp/p1nq4/4p1N1/2pP4/2P1P2P/P2B1PP1/1Q3RK1 b - - 0 21

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