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

Rating 710 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen g4; rooks b1/f1; knight f5; pawns a2/b2/c3/e3/f4/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen b6; rooks c7/f8; bishop d7; pawns a5/b7/d5/e5/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: exf4 — pawn e5→f4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g4→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: 5rk1/1prb1pp1/1q5p/p2ppN2/5PQ1/2P1P2P/PP4P1/1R3R1K b - - 1 25

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