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

Rating 448 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen g4; rooks g3/h1; bishop f1; knight d2; pawns a2/c4/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen a5; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knight b8; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/f6/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rg8 — rook f8→g8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg8# — queen g4→g8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxg8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rnb2r1k/pp3p1p/4pp2/q2p4/2PP2Q1/6R1/P2N1PPP/4KB1R b K - 3 14

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