Chess Puzzle #MHRz5 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g6; rooks a1/h7; bishops c1/d3; knight d2; pawns a2/b2/c3/e3/f4/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen e7; rooks a8/f8; bishops d6/d7; knight b6; pawns a7/b7/d4/d5/e6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxh7 — queen e7→h7, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen g6→h7, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4r1k/pp1bq2R/1n1bp1Q1/3p4/3p1P2/2PBP3/PP1N2PP/R1B3K1 b - - 0 18

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