Chess Puzzle #49y5D — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1153 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g5; rooks a1/h6; knights c6/e7; pawns b2/b3/c3/e4/f5/h2. Black: king h8; queen d7; rooks a8/f8; bishop b7; pawns a6/b5/c7/d6/f7/g7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxh6 — pawn g7→h6, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh6# — queen g5→h6, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxh6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4r1k/1bpqNpp1/p1Np3R/1p3PQ1/4P3/1PP5/1P5P/R5K1 b - - 0 28

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