Chess Puzzle #0v82W — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 614 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g3; rooks a1/f1; bishop f8; knight e5; pawns a2/c2/c3/d4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d8; rook a8; bishop d7; knights b8/c4; pawns a7/b6/c7/e6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe5 — knight c4→e5, captures knight. 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: rn1q1Bk1/p1pb1ppp/1p2p3/4N3/2nP4/2P3QP/P1P2PP1/R4RK1 b - - 0 14

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