Chess Puzzle #0Wse5 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 896 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g3; rooks d1/f5; bishop e3; knight d2; pawns a2/b2/c3/h4/h6. Black: king h8; queen e8; rooks d8/f8; knight h7; pawns a6/b5/c7/e5/f7/g6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxf5 — pawn g6→f5, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg7# — queen g3→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3rqr1k/2p2p1n/p5pP/1p2pR2/7P/2P1B1Q1/PP1N4/3R2K1 b - - 0 24

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