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

Rating 846 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d7; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knight f5; pawns a2/b2/c2/e3/g3. Black: king h8; queen h2; rooks e8/f8; bishop d6; knight f2; pawns a7/c6/c7/d5/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qg2 — queen h2→g2. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen d7→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: 4rr1k/p1pQ2pp/2pb4/3p1N2/8/4P1P1/PPP2n1q/R1B1KR2 b Q - 3 17

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