Chess Puzzle #0Kbc8 — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 644 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen g3; rooks a1/h1; bishops d2/f1; knight h5; pawns a3/c2/c3/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishops a5/c8; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/d4/d5/e6/f5/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe8 — queen d8→e8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g3→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: r1bq1rk1/pp4p1/2n1p2p/b2pPp1N/3p4/P1P3Q1/2PB1PPP/R3KB1R b KQ - 1 14

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