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

Rating 430 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/f1; bishop b1; pawns a2/d4/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knight c6; pawns a6/b5/c4/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nb4 — knight c6→b4. 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: r1b2rk1/4qppp/p1n1p3/1p6/2pP4/4P3/P1Q2PPP/RB3RK1 b - - 1 17

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