Chess Puzzle #0BFuF — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 759 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen g4; rook a1; bishop e7; knight h5; pawns a3/b2/c3/f5/g2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rook e8; bishop e5; knight f1; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/f6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne3 — knight f1→e3. 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: 4r1k1/ppq1B1pp/2p2p2/3pbP1N/6Q1/P1P5/1P4P1/R4n1K b - - 0 29

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