Chess Puzzle #1OW3W — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 665 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen d4; rooks a1/e1; bishop b2; knight f3; pawns a2/b4/c5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g4; rooks a8/f8; bishop f4; knight d7; pawns a7/b7/c6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf5 — queen g4→f5. 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: r4rk1/pp1n1ppp/2p5/2P5/1P1Q1bq1/5N2/PB3PPP/R3RK2 b - - 1 18

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