Chess Puzzle #KilBW — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1446 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; rooks a1/f1; bishops c2/f6; knight f3; pawns a2/d5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishops b7/d6; pawns a6/b5/c7/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf6 — queen d8→f6, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen e4→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: r2q1rk1/1bp2ppp/p2b1B2/1p1P4/4Q3/5N2/P1B2PPP/R4RK1 b - - 0 16

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