Chess Puzzle #0082f — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 902 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen g3; rooks d1/e1; bishop b3; knight h5; pawns a2/b2/c2/e5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishop f5; pawns a4/b4/d6/e6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: axb3 — pawn a4→b3, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g3→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/2q2ppp/3pp3/4Pb1N/pp6/1B4Q1/PPP3PP/1K1RR3 b - - 0 21

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