Chess Puzzle #09qyM — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1173 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f6; rooks a1/h4; bishop g6; knight g5; pawns a2/b2/c2/d6/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen b7; rooks f8/h8; knights a6/c6; pawns a5/b4/d7/e6/f7/h5. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: fxg6 — pawn f7→g6, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg6# — queen f6→g6, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxg6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5rkr/1q1p1p2/n1nPpQB1/p3P1Np/1p5R/8/PPP2PPP/R5K1 b - - 0 24

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