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

Rating 598 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen g3; rooks f1/g2; knight f4; pawns a3/b4/c2/f2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f6; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knight d7; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/e4/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf4 — queen f6→f4, captures knight. 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: r1b2rk1/pp1n2pp/2p2q2/3p4/1P2pN2/P5Q1/2P2PRP/5R1K b - - 1 27

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