Chess Puzzle #02ioO — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 767 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g3; rooks c1/f1; knight f5; pawns b2/d4/e3/e5/g2/h4. Black: king g8; queen e6; rooks c7/e8; bishop a4; knight g6; pawns a5/b7/c4/d5/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne7 — knight g6→e7. 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: 4r1k1/1pr2pp1/4q1np/p2pPN2/b1pP3P/4P1Q1/1P4P1/2R2RK1 b - - 0 28

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