Chess Puzzle #44jKT — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1311 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen b1; rooks a1/g1; bishop h7; pawns a2/b2/e3/e5/f2/h5/h6. Black: king g8; queen b4; rooks a8/c8; bishop f3; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/d5/f7/g7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh8 — king g8→h8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: hxg7# — pawn h6→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with hxg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1r3k1/pp3ppB/2n4P/3pP2P/1q6/4Pb2/PP3P2/RQK3R1 b - - 4 20

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