Chess Puzzle #1QFL5 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 946 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c3; rooks a1/f1; bishop b2; knights b3/f3; pawns c5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishop a5; knights b4/f6; pawns d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne4 — knight f6→e4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen c3→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: r2q1rk1/5ppp/4pn2/b1Pp4/1n6/1NQ2N2/1B3PPP/R4RK1 b - - 3 18

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