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

Rating 982 · Beginner · advanced pawn, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g7; rooks a1/f1; bishop d4; knight e7; pawns a2/f6/h2. Black: king h8; queen c2; rooks a8/g8; bishop g2; knight f7; pawns a7/b7/d2/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxg7 — rook g8→g7, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: fxg7# — pawn f6→g7, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with fxg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r5rk/pp2NnQp/5Pp1/8/3B4/8/P1qp2bP/R4RK1 b - - 3 26

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