Chess Puzzle #0mY9B — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 820 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen h2; rooks a1/h1; bishops c4/e3; knights g1/g3; pawns a2/b3/d5/f3/g5. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks c8/f8; bishops b7/g7; knights e7/h5; pawns a7/d6/e5/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg3 — knight h5→g3, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen h2→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: 2rq1rk1/pb2npbp/3p2p1/3Pp1Pn/2B5/1P2BPN1/P6Q/R3K1NR b KQ - 4 18

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