Chess Puzzle #1jY1H — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 824 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f7; rooks a1/f1; bishops b2/c2; pawns a2/b3/c4/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen c7; rook a8; bishops d6/d7; knight b4; pawns a7/b7/c5/f5/g7/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc2 — knight b4→c2, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen f7→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: r6k/ppqb1Qpp/3b4/2p2p2/1nP5/1P2P3/PBB2PPP/R4RK1 b - - 0 17

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