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

Rating 455 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d4; rooks c1/f1; bishops b2/e2; pawns a2/b3/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishop b4; knight e4; pawns a6/b7/d5/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Be7 — bishop b4→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen d4→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: r2q1rk1/1p3pp1/p6p/3p4/1b1Qn3/1P2P3/PB2BPPP/2R2RK1 b - - 0 16

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