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

Rating 700 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g2; queen g5; rooks a1/f1; bishop b2; knight h5; pawns a2/b3/c4/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen d7; rooks c8/f8; bishop d6; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c5/d4/e4/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf5 — queen d7→f5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g5→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: 2r2rk1/pp1q2pp/2nb4/2p3QN/2Ppp3/1P4P1/PB3PKP/R4R2 b - - 1 18

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