Chess Puzzle #08yJ8 — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 959 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king e1; queen h5; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/c4; knights b1/g5; pawns a5/b4/c3/e4/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishops a7/c8; knights c6/e7; pawns a6/b7/c7/d7/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe5 — knight c6→e5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen h5→h7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1bq1rk1/bpppnppp/p1n5/P3P1NQ/1PB1P3/2P5/5PPP/RNB1K2R b KQ - 6 11

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