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

Rating 566 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c3; rooks a1/f1; bishops b2/e2; knight f3; pawns a3/c4/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks c8/f8; bishops b7/c5; knight a5; pawns a7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: dxc4 — pawn d5→c4, captures pawn. 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: 2rq1rk1/pb3ppp/4p3/n1bp4/2P5/P1Q1PN2/1B2BPPP/R4RK1 b - - 1 17

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