Chess Puzzle #1X9RJ — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 565 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rook d4; bishops f8/g2; pawns a2/b3/c4/e5/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen d7; rook d8; bishop c6; knight c8; pawns a6/b7/e6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd4 — queen d7→d4, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g4→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: 2nr1Bk1/1p1q1ppp/p1b1p3/4P3/2PR2Q1/1P4P1/P4PBP/6K1 b - - 6 23

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