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

Rating 843 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rooks d1/f1; bishops b1/c3; pawns a3/b4/d5/e4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen c8; rooks b8/f8; bishop e7; knight a7; pawns a5/b5/c7/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: exd5 — pawn e6→d5, 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: 1rq2rk1/n1p1bppp/4p3/pp1P4/1P2P1Q1/P1B4P/5PP1/1B1R1RK1 b - - 2 20

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