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

Rating 1599 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; rooks c1/d1; bishops b1/b2; knights c3/f3; pawns a3/b4/d4/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d7; rooks c8/f8; bishops b7/e7; knights b6/d5; pawns a6/b5/c7/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc3 — knight d5→c3, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen e4→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: 2r2rk1/1bpqbppp/pn2p3/1p1nP3/1P1PQ3/P1N2N2/1B3PPP/1BRR2K1 b - - 2 18

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