Chess Puzzle #3wfnb — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rooks f1/h4; bishops b2/d3; knight g5; pawns a2/b5/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishops b6/d7; knight d5; pawns a7/b7/e6/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxh5 — pawn g6→h5, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bxh7# — bishop d3→h7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Bxh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2q1rk1/pp1b1p1p/1b2p1p1/1P1n2NQ/7R/3BP3/PB3PPP/5RK1 b - - 3 18

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