Chess Puzzle #0jXy1 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1060 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f7; rooks a1/f1; bishop d3; pawns a2/b2/c4/e3/f6/g2/g3/h2. Black: king h8; queen d8; rooks a8/e8; bishops c8/g5; pawns a5/b7/c7/d6/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rf8 — rook e8→f8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg7# — queen f7→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1bqr2k/1pp2Q1p/3p1Pp1/p5b1/2P5/3BP1P1/PP4PP/R4RK1 b - - 0 18

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