Chess Puzzle #1W2Mg — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 646 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king h3; queen f3; rook h1; bishop g2; pawns a4/b5/g3/h4. Black: king b8; queen e5; rook d4; knight h6; pawns a7/b7/c7/f2/f6/g7/h5. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: g5 — pawn g7→g5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxb7# — queen f3→b7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queenside attack. The combination ends with Qxb7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1k6/ppp3p1/5p1n/1P2q2p/P2r3P/5QPK/5pB1/7R b - - 5 36

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