Chess Puzzle #11d6F — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 509 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/f1; bishop f4; knight g5; pawns a3/c3/d4/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen a5; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knight h5; pawns a7/b7/d7/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf4 — knight h5→f4, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen d3→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: r1b2rk1/pp1p1ppp/4p3/q3P1Nn/3P1B2/P1PQ4/5PPP/R4RK1 b - - 0 14

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