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

Rating 558 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h3; rook a1; bishops a2/c1; knights e3/g5; pawns a4/b2/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishop g7; knights a6/f5; pawns a7/b7/c6/e4/e7/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: e6 — pawn e7→e6. 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/pp2ppbp/n1p3p1/5nN1/P3p3/4N2Q/BPP2PPP/R1B3K1 b - - 3 15

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