Chess Puzzle #1ZUW5 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 546 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g5; rooks a1/f1; bishop f4; pawns a2/c2/c3/d3/e5/f6/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/e8; bishop c8; knight d7; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nf8 — knight d7→f8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g5→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: r1bqr1k1/pp1n1ppp/2p2P2/3pP1Q1/5B2/2PP4/P1P3PP/R4RK1 b - - 2 18

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