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

Rating 823 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen f6; rooks d1/d6; bishops e4/h6; pawns a2/b2/c2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a6/f8; knights b8/g7; pawns a5/b5/c5/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxd6 — rook a6→d6, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen f6→g7, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1n3rk1/2q2pnp/r2R1QpB/ppp5/4B3/8/PPP3PP/3R3K b - - 1 24

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