Chess Puzzle #1NemL — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 644 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen f2; rooks d1/f1; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/e4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen a6; rooks d8/h8; bishop f7; knight b4; pawns b7/c7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxa2 — knight b4→a2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7# — queen f2→f7, captures bishop, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3r2kr/1pp2bpp/q7/8/1n2P3/2NP4/PPP2QPP/1K1R1R2 b - - 2 19

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