Chess Puzzle #4XkVO — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 1021 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king e1; queen h5; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/f7; knights b1/g5; pawns a2/b2/c2/d2/e4/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishops c5/c8; knights c6/h6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/e5/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf7 — knight h6→f7, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen h5→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: r1bq1rk1/ppp2Bpp/2np3n/2b1p1NQ/4PP2/8/PPPP2PP/RNB1K2R b KQ - 0 7

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