Chess Puzzle #57sHl — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1237 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king d2; queen h5; rooks a1/h1; bishop c2; knight e2; pawns a2/c3/g5/h4. Black: king h8; queen b2; rooks a8/g8; bishop c8; knight f2; pawns a6/b7/e5/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxh1 — knight f2→h1, captures rook. 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: r1b3rk/1p3p1p/p7/4p1PQ/7P/2P5/PqBKNn2/R6R b - - 1 27

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