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

Rating 636 · Beginner · kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g5; rooks b1/f1; bishops d3/e5; knight f5; pawns a2/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knights b8/f6; pawns a6/b7/d5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe5 — queen c7→e5, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g5→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: rnb2r1k/1pq3pp/p4n2/3pBNQ1/8/3B4/P1P2PPP/1R3RK1 b - - 0 18

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