Chess Puzzle #0S8Eo — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 563 · Beginner · kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rooks e6/f1; bishop d3; knight f5; pawns a2/b2/c4/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen d7; rooks c8/d8; bishop e8; pawns a7/b6/c5/d4/g7/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe6 — queen d7→e6, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g4→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2rrb2k/p2q2p1/1p2R2p/2p2N2/2Pp2Q1/3B4/PP4PP/5RK1 b - - 0 28

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