Chess Puzzle #1o5we — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 900 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen b2; rooks e1/g3; pawns b3/c4/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king h7; queen e6; rooks a8/e8; bishop d7; pawns a4/b5/c6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: axb3 — pawn a4→b3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen b2→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r3r3/3b1ppk/2p1q2p/1p6/p1P1P3/1P4R1/1Q3PPP/4R1K1 b - - 0 29

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