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

Rating 851 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen g5; rooks d1/e1; bishop d4; knight e4; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishop d6; knight f6; pawns a7/c6/c7/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe4 — knight f6→e4, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g5→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/p1p2ppp/2pb1n2/6Q1/3BN3/7P/PPP2PP1/2KRR3 b - - 5 18

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