Chess Puzzle #14Rlq — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 983 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen g3; rooks a1/f1; bishops b3/c1; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c3/f6/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks a8/f8; bishops c5/h5; knight e5; pawns a7/b7/c7/e4/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd6 — queen e7→d6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g3→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: r4rk1/ppp1qppp/5P2/2b1n2b/4p3/1BP3Q1/PP4PP/RNB2R1K b - - 0 18

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