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

Rating 1075 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f2; queen c3; rooks c7/g2; bishop d5; pawns a2/e4/f4/h2. Black: king g8; queen d1; rooks c8/f8; pawns a5/b5/d6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxc7 — rook c8→c7, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen c3→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r2rk1/2R2ppp/3p4/pp1B4/4PP2/2Q5/P4KRP/3q4 b - - 5 27

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