Chess Puzzle #22h5J — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 987 · Beginner · discovered attack, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen c4; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/c2; knight g6; pawns a3/c3/d4/f2/g5/h5. Black: king h8; queen b6; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/f6; knight a5; pawns a7/b7/e4/f5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg6 — pawn h7→g6, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: hxg6# — pawn h5→g6, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

discovered attack, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with hxg6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b2r1k/pp4pp/1q3bN1/n4pPP/2QPp3/P1P5/2B2P2/R1B1K2R b KQ - 5 19

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