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

Rating 868 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/e1; bishops f4/g2; knights c3/g5; pawns a2/b2/e5/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen c6; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/e7; knights b6/h5; pawns a7/b7/c4/e6/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe8 — queen c6→e8. 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: r1b2rk1/pp2b1pp/1nq1p3/4P1Nn/2p2B2/2N3P1/PPQ2PBP/R3R1K1 b - - 2 17

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