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

Rating 1035 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d7; rooks c1/f1; bishop b2; pawns a3/b4/c5/e3/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks c8/h6; knight c6; pawns a6/b5/e4/e6/f5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd8 — queen g5→d8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen d7→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: 2r3k1/3Q2pp/p1n1p2r/1pP2pq1/1P2p3/P3P1P1/1B3P1P/2R2RK1 b - - 2 22

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