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

Rating 693 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen g3; rooks d1/h1; bishops c3/f1; knight f3; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks a8/f8; bishop e6; knights c6/f6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe4 — knight f6→e4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g3→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/ppp1qppp/2npbn2/8/4PP2/2B2NQ1/PPP3PP/2KR1B1R b - - 2 11

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