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

Rating 590 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c3; rooks a1/f1; bishops b2/c4; knight f3; pawns a4/b5/d5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knights c5/g6; pawns a5/b6/b7/d6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: f5 — pawn f7→f5. 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: r1bq1r1k/1p3ppp/1p1p2n1/pPnP4/P1B5/2Q2N2/1B3PPP/R4RK1 b - - 4 18

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