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

Rating 532 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d4; rooks b1/f3; bishop b2; pawns a2/b3/c2/e4/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen e7; rooks a8/f8; knight g6; pawns a7/b6/d6/f4/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rac8 — rook a8→c8. 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: r4r1k/p3qppp/1p1p2n1/8/3QPp2/1P3R2/PBP3PP/1R4K1 b - - 1 18

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