Chess Puzzle #0EWqO — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 643 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d3; rooks a1/h1; bishop d2; knights c3/g5; pawns a2/b2/c2/e5/g3/h4. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishop e7; knights d4/g6; pawns a7/b7/c5/d5/e6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe5 — knight g6→e5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen d3→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/pp2b1pp/4p1n1/2ppP1N1/3n3P/2NQ2P1/PPPB4/R3K2R b KQ - 2 14

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