Chess Puzzle #30e4l — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1090 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h6; rook e7; knight b1; pawns a4/b3/d4/g3/h4. Black: king g8; queen b6; rook f8; bishop f5; knight c5; pawns a5/b4/c3/d5/f6/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne6 — knight c5→e6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen h6→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: 5rk1/4R2p/1q3ppQ/p1np1b2/Pp1P3P/1Pp3P1/8/1N4K1 b - - 1 35

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