Chess Puzzle #1p4UM — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1036 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen g3; rooks f1/g1; bishop f3; knight f4; pawns a2/c2/d3/e4/h3. Black: king h8; queen b6; rooks f6/f8; knight g8; pawns a7/b5/c6/e5/g5/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxf4 — pawn g5→f4, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg7# — queen g3→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5rnk/p6p/1qp2r2/1p2p1p1/4PN2/3P1BQP/P1P5/5RRK b - - 0 36

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