Chess Puzzle #19Nks — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 592 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/f1; knights c3/g5; pawns a2/b2/c2/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; knights c6/e7; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/e5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe8 — queen d8→e8. 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: r2q1rk1/ppp1n1pp/2np4/4p1N1/8/2NQP3/PPP2PPP/R4RK1 b - - 0 12

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