Chess Puzzle #1c55s — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 615 · Beginner · kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks c1/f1; bishops b1/b2; knights d2/f3; pawns a3/b4/c5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks c8/f8; bishops b7/e7; knights a6/e4; pawns a7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd2 — knight e4→d2, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen c2→h7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening. The combination ends with Qxh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2rq1rk1/pb2bppp/n3p3/2Pp4/1P2n3/P4N2/1BQN1PPP/1BR2RK1 b - - 2 18

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