Chess Puzzle #0ghe9 — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 843 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/d1; bishops e2/e3; knight g5; pawns a3/b2/d4/e5/f2/g2. Black: king g8; queen h5; rooks a8/f8; bishops a6/e7; knight d7; pawns a7/b5/c4/d5/e6/f6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe8 — queen h5→e8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen c2→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/p2nb1pp/b3pp2/1p1pP1Nq/2pP4/P3B3/1PQ1BPP1/R2R2K1 b - - 1 16

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