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

Rating 749 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g3; rooks a1/f1; knights c3/e6; pawns d2/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen b4; rooks a8/f8; bishop h7; knights d7/f6; pawns b7/c6/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxa1 — rook a8→a1, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g3→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: r4rk1/1p1n2pb/2p1Nn1p/8/1q6/2N1P1Q1/3P1PPP/R4RK1 b - - 0 18

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