Chess Puzzle #3assu — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1126 · Beginner · double check, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen g6; rook h4; bishops c2/h6; pawns c3/d5/f2/f5/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen c5; rooks a1/g8; bishop e7; knight b7; pawns b4/b5/d6/e5/f6/g7. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf2 — queen c5→f2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bxg7# — bishop h6→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

double check, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Bxg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6rk/1n2b1p1/3p1pQB/1pqPpP2/1p5R/2P4P/2B2PPK/r7 b - - 2 31

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