Chess Puzzle #1UU34 — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 650 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h3; rooks a1/f2; bishops c1/c2; knights d2/e5; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/e3/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishops e2/e7; knights a5/e4; pawns a7/b5/c4/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf2 — knight e4→f2, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen h3→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: r2q1rk1/p3bppp/4p3/np1pN3/2pPnP2/2P1P2Q/PPBNbRPP/R1B3K1 b - - 5 14

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