Chess Puzzle #1MaZ1 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 621 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g3; rooks a1/e1; bishop c1; knight f5; pawns a2/b2/b3/e4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen d7; rooks a8/e8; knights b4/f6; pawns b6/b7/c7/d6/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe4 — knight f6→e4, captures pawn. 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: r3r2k/1ppq1pp1/1p1p1n1p/5N2/1n2P3/1P4QP/PP3PP1/R1B1R1K1 b - - 6 17

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