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

Rating 500 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen g2; rooks a1/g1; knight f3; pawns a2/b2/c3/e5/h2. Black: king g8; queen e4; rooks d8/f8; bishop e7; pawns a7/b7/e3/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: e2 — pawn e3→e2. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g2→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: 3r1rk1/pp2bppp/4p3/4P3/4q3/2P1pN2/PP4QP/R1K3R1 b - - 5 22

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