Chess Puzzle #0Clo9 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 570 · Beginner · kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g3; rook e8; bishop f4; knight e6; pawns a2/b2/d4/f2/g2/h5. Black: king h8; queen b6; rook a8; bishops f5/h4; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe8 — rook a8→e8, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g3→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3R2k/pp4p1/1qp1N2p/3p1b1P/3P1B1b/6Q1/PP3PP1/6K1 b - - 4 37

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