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

Rating 479 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d4; rook a2; bishops b2/e2; knight b1; pawns a3/b4/c4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks a8/f8; bishop e6; pawns a7/b5/c6/d6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: c5 — pawn c6→c5. 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: r4rk1/p3qppp/2ppb3/1p6/1PPQ4/P7/RB2B1PP/1N4K1 b - - 1 19

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