Chess Puzzle #2HtW4 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 644 · Beginner · kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks d1/f1; bishop f6; knight g5; pawns a2/c4/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d7; rooks c8/f8; bishop e7; pawns a6/b6/d5/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxf6 — bishop e7→f6, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen d3→h7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r2rk1/3qbppp/pp3B2/3p2N1/2P2P2/3Q4/P5PP/3R1RK1 b - - 0 21

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