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

Rating 501 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rooks a1/f6; bishop h6; knight c3; pawns a4/b2/c2/d4/e4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks e8/f8; knight d7; pawns a5/b6/c6/d6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf6 — knight d7→f6, captures rook. 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: 4rrk1/2qn1ppp/1ppp1R1B/p7/P2PP1Q1/2N5/1PP3PP/R5K1 b - - 0 19

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