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

Rating 718 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king d1; queen c3; rook f7; bishops a3/b3; pawns a2/c2/d2/e6/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen h4; rooks a8/e8; bishop c8; knights b6/e7; pawns a7/b7/c6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 7 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nbd5 — knight b6→d5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen c3→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: r1b1r1k1/pp2nRpp/1np1P3/8/7q/BBQ5/P1PP2PP/3K4 b - - 3 21

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