Chess Puzzle #18E6z — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 662 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen a7; rook g7; bishop b2; pawns a4/b5/e3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen h4; rook f8; knight f5; pawns b6/d5/e6/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg7 — knight f5→g7, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen a7→g7, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/Q5Rp/1p2p3/1P1p1n2/P6q/4P2P/1B3PP1/6K1 b - - 0 30

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