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

Rating 921 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen g6; rooks g1/h6; knights c3/c4; pawns a4/b2/d4/e3/f2/f4/h2. Black: king h8; queen c7; rooks a8/g8; bishops b7/e7; pawns a6/b6/c6/e6/g4/g7. White is ahead by 1 point 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 g6→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: r5rk/1bq1b1p1/ppp1p1QR/8/P1NP1Pp1/2N1P3/1P3P1P/6RK b - - 0 24

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