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

Rating 561 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g3; rooks a1/f6; bishops c4/h6; pawns a4/b2/c2/d3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks d8/f8; knight d5; pawns a6/b7/c5/e5/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf6 — knight d5→f6, captures rook. 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: 3r1rk1/1pq2ppp/p4R1B/2pnp3/P1B5/3P2Q1/1PP3PP/R5K1 b - - 0 18

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