Chess Puzzle #1WOUC — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1405 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g3; rooks c1/e1; bishop b2; knight f5; pawns a2/b4/c3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks c8/f8; bishop b6; knights f4/f6; pawns a6/b7/d5/e5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: e4 — pawn e5→e4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g3→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: 2r2rk1/1pq2ppp/pb3n2/3ppN2/1P3n2/2P3QP/PB3PP1/2R1R1K1 b - - 3 23

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