Chess Puzzle #0O6RB — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 800 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g3; rook e7; bishops c4/d6; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen c8; rook a8; bishop f5; knights d4/f6; pawns a7/b7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxc4 — queen c8→c4, captures bishop. 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: r1q4k/pp2R1pp/3B1n2/5b2/2Bn4/2N3Q1/PPP2PPP/6K1 b - - 2 18

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