Chess Puzzle #216rb — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 938 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/e1; bishops c1/g2; knight g5; pawns a2/b2/e5/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks c8/f8; bishops b7/d4; knight c6; pawns a7/b6/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 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: 2r2rk1/pbq2ppp/1pn1p3/4P1N1/3b4/6P1/PPQ2PBP/R1B1R1K1 b - - 6 17

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