Chess Puzzle #28WzI — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 520 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king b2; queen h5; rooks d1/h1; bishops b3/g3; knight g5; pawns a2/e5/f2/g2/g7. Black: king g8; queen f6; rooks a8/e8; bishop c8; knights c6/g6; pawns a6/b5/d7/e6/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ncxe5 — knight c6→e5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen h5→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: r1b1r1k1/3p1pPp/p1n1pqn1/1p2P1NQ/8/1B4B1/PK3PP1/3R3R b - - 0 19

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