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

Rating 547 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, opera mate.

Position

White: king g1; queen h8; rook h3; bishop f6; pawns a2/b2/e4/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g7; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/d6; knight a1; pawns a7/b7/c5/d7/f7/g6. Black is ahead by 11 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxh8 — queen g7→h8, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxh8# — rook h3→h8, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, opera mate. The combination ends with Rxh8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rkQ/pp1p1pq1/3b1Bp1/2p5/4PP2/7R/PP4PP/n5K1 b - - 1 23

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