Chess Puzzle #1yVTR — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 768 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/f1; knights b1/g5; pawns a2/b4/c3/e3/e5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishop a7; knight c6; pawns a6/b5/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe5 — knight c6→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: r4rk1/b1q2ppp/p1n1p3/1p1pP1N1/1P6/2PQP3/P5PP/RN3RK1 b - - 4 16

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