Chess Puzzle #0Lp7L — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 826 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen f7; rooks d1/g1; bishop e3; pawns a2/b4/d4/f2/f3/f5/h2. Black: king h8; queen h4; rooks a3/e8; knights c6/e2; pawns b6/b7/c7/d6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rea8 — rook e8→a8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen f7→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: 4r2k/1pp2Qpp/1pnp4/5P2/1P1P3q/r3BP2/P3nP1P/1K1R2R1 b - - 1 24

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