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

Rating 731 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c3; rooks a1/e1; bishop b2; knight f3; pawns a2/c4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishop e4; knight c5; pawns a7/b6/c7/d6/f5/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe8 — queen d8→e8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen c3→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: r2q1rk1/p1p3pp/1p1p4/2n2p2/2P1b3/2Q2N2/PB3PPP/R3R1K1 b - - 1 17

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