Chess Puzzle #01cbJ — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 924 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen g6; rooks a1/g1; bishop g3; knight e6; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/e3/f2/h4. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishops b7/g7; knight f6; pawns a7/b6/c5/d6/e7/h5. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe8 — queen d8→e8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g6→g7, captures bishop, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r2q1rk1/pb2p1b1/1p1pNnQ1/2p4p/3P3P/2P1P1B1/PP3P2/R3K1R1 b Q - 2 17

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