Chess Puzzle #17SMk — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 723 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/f1; bishops d2/g2; knight g5; pawns a3/b2/c4/e2/e5/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks b8/f8; bishop e6; knights c6/g6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d4/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ngxe5 — knight g6→e5, captures pawn. 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: 1r1q1rk1/ppp2ppp/2n1b1n1/4P1N1/2Pp4/P5P1/1PQBPPBP/R4RK1 b - - 2 12

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