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

Rating 713 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e5; rooks d1/d2; bishop b2; pawns a3/d5/e4/f2/f3/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks b8/f8; knight f6; pawns a6/b5/c4/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nd7 — knight f6→d7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen e5→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: 1r1q1rk1/5ppp/p3pn2/1p1PQ3/2p1P3/P4P2/1B1R1P1P/3R2K1 b - - 0 22

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