Chess Puzzle #1gDD1 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 647 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen g3; rooks a1/e1; bishops b2/e4; pawns a2/c4/d2/d5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/e8; bishop b6; knight f6; pawns b4/b7/c7/d6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe4 — knight f6→e4, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g3→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: r2qr1k1/1pp2ppp/1b1p1n2/3P4/1pP1B3/6Q1/PB1P1PPP/R3RK2 b - - 0 17

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