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

Rating 584 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d4; rooks a1/e1; bishop b2; pawns a5/b4/c2/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d6; rooks c8/f8; knight c4; pawns a6/b7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rc7 — rook c8→c7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen d4→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: 2r2rk1/1p3ppp/p2qp3/P2p4/1PnQ4/7P/1BP2PP1/R3R1K1 b - - 2 21

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