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

Rating 944 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen g2; rooks g1/g7; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/f5/h5. Black: king h7; queen d7; rooks a8/e8; bishop c5; pawns a6/b7/e5/f6/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxg7 — queen d7→g7, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g2→g7, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3r3/1p1q2Rk/p4p1p/2b1pP1P/4P3/8/PPP3Q1/2K3R1 b - - 1 28

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