Chess Puzzle #23F6R — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 653 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen c2; rooks a1/h1; bishop h7; knights d2/g5; pawns a3/c3/d4/f2/g2/g3. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knights c6/f6; pawns a6/d5/e5/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxh7 — knight f6→h7, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen c2→h7, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/4qppB/p1n2n1p/3pp1N1/3P4/P1P3P1/2QN1PP1/R3K2R b KQ - 1 17

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