Chess Puzzle #07xMH — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1244 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen g4; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knight e5; pawns a2/b2/c2/f6/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks a8/d8; knights d4/f8; pawns a7/b7/c7/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe5 — queen e7→e5, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g4→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: r2r1nk1/ppp1qppp/5P2/4N3/3n2Q1/8/PPP3PP/R1B2R1K b - - 0 18

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