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

Rating 583 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rooks e1/f1; knight e6; pawns a3/c2/d3/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen d6; rooks a8/f6; bishop b2; pawns a7/c6/d5/f4/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxa3 — bishop b2→a3, captures pawn. 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: r5k1/p5pp/2pqNr2/3p4/5pQ1/P2P2P1/1bP2P1P/4RRK1 b - - 1 22

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