Chess Puzzle #0VNp4 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 729 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h4; rooks a1/f1; bishops d3/f4; knights b3/g5; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/h2. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks e8/f8; bishops c8/g7; knights c6/h5; pawns a7/b6/d5/g6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf4 — knight h5→f4, captures bishop. 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: 2b1rrk1/p3q1bp/1pn3p1/3p2Nn/3P1B1Q/1NPB4/PP5P/R4RK1 b - - 0 21

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