Chess Puzzle #29tsm — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 762 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/e1; bishops b1/g5; knights a3/f3; pawns b2/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishops d7/e7; knights a4/d5; pawns a6/b7/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxb2 — knight a4→b2, 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: r4rk1/1pqbbppp/p3p3/3nP1B1/n7/N2Q1N2/1P3PPP/RB2R1K1 b - - 2 16

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