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

Rating 1018 · Beginner · endgame, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g3; rook a1; bishop c1; pawns a3/b2/c3/e5/f6/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen c7; rooks e8/f8; pawns a7/b7/c6/e4/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe5 — queen c7→e5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g3→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 4rr1k/ppq2pp1/2p2P1p/4P3/4p3/P1P3QP/1P4P1/R1B3K1 b - - 0 26

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