Chess Puzzle #1BTCm — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 456 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g3; rooks a1/f1; bishop c3; pawns a2/b3/d2/e3/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f5; rooks a8/e8; bishop d6; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Re6 — rook e8→e6. 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: r3r1k1/pp3ppp/2pb4/3p1q2/5P2/1PB1P1Q1/P2P2PP/R4RK1 b - - 4 16

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