Chess Puzzle #5Pwvk — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 1060 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen c3; rooks d1/h1; bishops b2/g4; knights d2/g5; pawns a2/b3/c4/d5/f2/g2/h6. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishops f5/h8; knight f6; pawns a7/b6/c5/d6/f7/g6/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg4 — knight f6→g4, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh8# — queen c3→h8, captures bishop, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxh8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rkb/p1q2p1p/1p1p1npP/2pP1bN1/2P3B1/1PQ5/PB1N1PP1/2KR3R b - - 0 18

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