Chess Puzzle #1GL9Y — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 831 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen h6; rook h1; bishop e6; knight b3; pawns a2/b2/c2/f3/g2/g6. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks a8/f8; knight d1; pawns a7/b7/d4/e5/f5/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe6 — queen e7→e6, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen h6→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: r4rk1/pp2q2p/4B1PQ/4pp2/3p4/1N3P2/PPP3P1/1K1n3R b - - 0 21

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