Chess Puzzle #0T3XQ — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 565 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c3; rooks a1/f1; bishop b2; knight f3; pawns a3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen b6; rooks a8/f8; bishops c5/d7; pawns b7/d5/e6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rac8 — rook a8→c8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen c3→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: r4rk1/1p1b2pp/1q2p3/2bp4/8/P1Q2N2/1B3PPP/R4RK1 b - - 0 17

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