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

Rating 759 · Beginner · kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen g4; rooks a1/e1; bishop h6; pawns a4/c3/d4/e5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f2; rook f8; bishop a6; knights c4/c7; pawns a7/b6/c5/d5/g7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf5 — queen f2→f5. 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: 5rk1/p1n3p1/bp5B/2ppP3/P1nP2Q1/2P5/5qPP/R3R2K b - - 1 24

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