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

Rating 896 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen h5; rooks a1/h1; bishop d3; knights d2/e5; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/e3/g2/g5. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks c8/e8; bishop d7; knights c6/e4; pawns a7/b7/c5/d5/e6/f7/g7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxg5 — queen d8→g5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7# — queen h5→f7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2rqr1k1/pp1b1pp1/2n1p3/2ppN1PQ/3Pn3/2PBP3/PP1N2P1/R3K2R b KQ - 2 15

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