Chess Puzzle #11Dlr — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 589 · Beginner · kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen g5; rooks d1/g1; bishop e2; pawns a2/b2/c2/d5/h4. Black: king g8; queen b6; rooks a7/e7; knight f6; pawns a6/b5/d6/e4/f7/g7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nh7 — knight f6→h7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g5→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 6k1/r3rpp1/pq1p1n2/1p1P2Q1/4p2P/8/PPP1B3/1K1R2R1 b - - 3 26

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