Chess Puzzle #12Bl5 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 596 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rooks a1/d1; bishops a2/d4; pawns a3/b4/c2/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishop a7; knight b6; pawns a6/b7/c6/d5/e4/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: f5 — pawn f7→f5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g4→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: r2q1r1k/bp3ppp/pnp5/3p4/1P1Bp1Q1/P3P3/B1P2PPP/R2R2K1 b - - 3 18

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