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

Rating 612 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h4; rooks e1/f1; bishop d2; knights c3/g5; pawns a5/b2/c2/d3/f4/f5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f6; rooks e8/f8; bishops c6/g7; knight h6; pawns a6/b7/c5/d6/e5/g6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf5 — knight h6→f5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen h4→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: 4rrk1/1p4bp/p1bp1qpn/P1p1pPN1/5P1Q/2NP4/1PPB2PP/4RRK1 b - - 0 16

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