Chess Puzzle #4msvx — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1193 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen h5; rook d1; bishops a3/g2; pawns a2/c3/e4/g6/h2. Black: king g8; queen b6; rook f8; bishop e6; knight e7; pawns a7/b5/c4/c5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: b4 — pawn b5→b4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen h5→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/p3nppp/1q2b1P1/1pp4Q/2p1P3/B1P5/P5BP/3R3K b - - 0 21

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