Chess Puzzle #1EhoL — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 799 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen b1; rooks a1/h1; bishops f6/g2; knight g5; pawns a2/a3/d2/e2/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishop b7; knight d4; pawns a7/b5/c4/c7/e6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf6 — queen d8→f6, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen b1→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/pbp2ppp/4pB2/1p4N1/2pn4/P5P1/P2PPPBP/RQ2K2R b KQ - 2 11

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