Chess Puzzle #EycmQ — Intermediate, White to move, opening

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen c2; rooks a1/h1; bishop e2; knights d2/g5; pawns a4/b2/c3/d4/f2/f4/g3/h4. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/e7; knight f6; pawns a6/b7/c4/d5/e6/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nh7 — knight f6→h7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen c2→h7, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/1pq1bpp1/p3pn1p/3p2N1/P1pP1P1P/2P3P1/1PQNBP2/R3K2R b KQ - 2 15

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