Chess Puzzle #3YwGg — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 1050 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rooks a1/e1; bishop d3; knights f1/g5; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks e8/f8; bishops c8/d6; knight g6; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/f5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe1 — rook e8→e1, captures rook. 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: 2b1rrk1/ppq3pp/2pb2n1/3p1pNQ/3P4/2PB4/PP3PPP/R3RNK1 b - - 2 18

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