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

Rating 695 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d4; rooks c1/f1; bishops b2/e2; pawns a3/b3/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks c8/f8; bishop b7; knight d5; pawns a6/b5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rb8 — rook c8→b8. 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: 2r2rk1/1b2qppp/p3p3/1p1n4/3Q4/PP2P3/1B2BPPP/2R2RK1 b - - 0 18

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