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

Rating 632 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/e1; bishops b1/c1; knight c3; pawns a4/b2/e3/e5/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen c8; rooks a8/f8; bishops a6/e7; knight e4; pawns b6/c4/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc3 — knight e4→c3, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen c2→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: r1q2rk1/4bppp/bp2p3/3pP3/P1p1n3/2N1P2P/1PQ2PP1/RBB1R1K1 b - - 2 18

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