Chess Puzzle #5IwP5 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1035 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen h6; rooks a1/h1; bishop f1; knights f6/g5; pawns a2/c4/e2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen a5; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knight b4; pawns a7/b7/d4/e7/f7/g6/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: exf6 — pawn e7→f6, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen h6→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: r1b2rk1/pp2pp1p/5NpQ/q5N1/1nPp4/8/P3PPPP/R3KB1R b KQ - 0 12

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