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

Rating 537 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g3; rooks a1/f1; bishop d4; pawns b2/b3/c3/f3/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen c5; rooks d7/e8; bishop b7; pawns a6/b5/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd6 — queen c5→d6. 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: 4r1k1/1b1r1ppp/p3p3/1pqp4/3B4/1PP2PQP/1P4P1/R4RK1 b - - 4 24

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