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

Rating 585 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen g5; rooks d1/g3; bishop a1; pawns d4/f4/g2/h4. Black: king g8; queen d5; rooks c7/f8; bishop b4; pawns a3/f5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Be7 — bishop b4→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g5→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/2r3pp/8/3q1pQ1/1b1P1P1P/p5R1/6PK/B2R4 b - - 3 33

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