Chess Puzzle #192Ex — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 683 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; rooks a1/f1; bishop c4; knights c3/g5; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/e5/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen b6; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knights c6/f4; pawns a7/b7/d6/e6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd4 — queen b6→d4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen e4→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/pp3ppp/1qnpp3/4P1N1/2BPQn2/2N4P/PPP2PP1/R4RK1 b - - 2 13

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