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

Rating 770 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/f1; bishop c2; knights d2/f3; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/g2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishop g4; knights c6/e7; pawns a6/b4/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: bxc3 — pawn b4→c3, captures pawn. 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: r4rk1/2q1nppp/p1n1p3/3p4/1p1P2b1/2PQ1NP1/PPBN2PP/R4RK1 b - - 2 15

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