Chess Puzzle #10jg0 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 763 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks c1/h3; bishop f2; knight g3; pawns a3/c5/d4/e5/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen a5; rooks c8/f8; bishop d7; knight e4; pawns a6/b7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf2 — knight e4→f2, 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: 2r2rk1/1p1b1ppp/p3p3/q1PpP3/3PnP2/P5NR/2Q2BPP/2R3K1 b - - 10 24

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