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

Rating 956 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/f1; bishop e2; knights c4/g5; pawns a2/c5/d2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishop e6; knights c6/e7; pawns a6/d4/e5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxc4 — bishop e6→c4, 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: r4rk1/2q1nppp/p1n1b3/2P1p1N1/2Np4/8/P1QPBPPP/R4RK1 b - - 4 16

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