Chess Puzzle #2BybA — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 589 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/f1; bishop c2; knight f3; pawns a2/c5/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishops c3/e6; pawns a5/b5/d5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxa1 — bishop c3→a1, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen d3→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: r2q1rk1/5ppp/4b3/ppPp4/8/2bQ1N1P/P1B2PP1/R4RK1 b - - 1 18

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