Chess Puzzle #1Stn4 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1108 · Beginner · kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g6; rooks c1/f1; bishop g3; knights e4/f5; pawns f2/g2/h5. Black: king g8; queen c6; rooks c8/d8; knights b4/d5; pawns a2/c2/e5/f6/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe6 — queen c6→e6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g6→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2rr2k1/6p1/2q2pQp/3npN1P/1n2N3/6B1/p1p2PP1/2R2RK1 b - - 3 38

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