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

Rating 557 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g3; rooks a3/f1; bishop b2; knights e2/f3; pawns b3/c4/d5/e3/f2/g2/h4. Black: king g8; queen e8; rooks a8/f8; bishops d7/g7; knights b6/f6; pawns a5/c5/d6/e7/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne4 — knight f6→e4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g3→g7, captures bishop, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3qrk1/3bp1b1/1n1p1n2/p1pP3p/2P4P/RP2PNQ1/1B2NPP1/5RK1 b - - 2 18

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