Chess Puzzle #0M5FA — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 736 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d4; rooks a1/e1; bishop b2; knight e3; pawns a2/b3/c4/f2/g2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishops f4/g4; pawns a6/d5/e4/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxe3 — bishop f4→e3, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen d4→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: r4rk1/2q2ppp/p7/3p4/2PQpbb1/1P2N3/PB3PP1/R3R2K b - - 1 22

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