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

Rating 948 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/f1; bishop g3; knights e5/g5; pawns a2/c3/d4/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishop d6; knights c6/e4; pawns a6/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg3 — knight e4→g3, captures bishop. 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: r4rk1/2q2ppp/p1nbp3/3pN1N1/3PnP2/2PQ2B1/P5PP/R4RK1 b - - 2 17

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