Chess Puzzle #43xat — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 1177 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/f1; bishops c1/e2; knights b1/g5; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen b6; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/f6; knights e5/h6; pawns a7/b7/c5/d5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: cxd4 — pawn c5→d4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen c2→h7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/pp4pp/1q3b1n/2ppn1N1/3P4/2P5/PPQ1B1PP/RNB2RK1 b - - 0 13

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