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

Rating 728 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d3; rooks a1/h1; bishop c2; knights c3/f3; pawns a3/b2/d4/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishops b7/f6; knight c6; pawns a6/b5/d6/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: dxe5 — pawn d6→e5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen d3→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: r2q1rk1/1b3ppp/p1nppb2/1p2P3/3P4/P1NQ1N2/1PB2PPP/R3K2R b KQ - 0 13

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