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

Rating 624 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e5; rooks d1/f1; bishop c3; knight g3; pawns a2/b2/c4/d5/f3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen h4; rooks c8/f8; bishop b7; knight e7; pawns a7/b6/c7/d7/e6/f5/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ng6 — knight e7→g6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen e5→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/pbppn1pp/1p2p3/3PQp2/2P4q/2B2PN1/PP4PP/3R1RK1 b - - 0 16

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