Chess Puzzle #1dJ4L — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1007 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen g4; rooks g1/h1; knight e5; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/e3/f4/h5. Black: king h8; queen f6; rooks a8/f8; bishop e8; pawns a5/b5/c4/d5/e6/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf5 — queen f6→f5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g4→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: r3br1k/6pp/4pq2/pp1pN2P/2pP1PQ1/2P1P3/PP6/2K3RR b - - 0 23

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