Chess Puzzle #0Cyma — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 489 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; rooks a1/f1; bishops c2/e3; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c3/e5/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen b6; rooks a8/f8; bishops c7/c8; knight d5; pawns a6/b7/c5/d7/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe3 — knight d5→e3, 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, one move, opening. The combination ends with Qxh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/1pbp1ppp/pq6/2pnP3/4QP2/2P1B3/PPB3PP/RN3RK1 b - - 2 15

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