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

Rating 568 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/f1; bishop e3; knight g5; pawns a2/b2/d4/d5/f2/g4/h2. Black: king g8; queen f6; rooks b8/f8; bishop b6; knight f5; pawns a6/b4/c7/d6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe3 — knight f5→e3, captures bishop. 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: 1r3rk1/2p2ppp/pb1p1q2/3P1nN1/1p1P2P1/4B3/PPQ2P1P/R4RK1 b - - 0 18

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