Chess Puzzle #1Qnu9 — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 671 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h4; rooks c1/f1; bishops e3/e4; knights b2/g5; pawns a2/b4/c3/f3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c6; rooks d8/f8; bishops b7/g7; knights d5/f6; pawns a6/b5/e5/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe4 — knight f6→e4, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen h4→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: 3r1rk1/1b3pbp/p1q2np1/1p1np1N1/1P2B2Q/2P1BP2/PN4PP/2R2RK1 b - - 4 23

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