Chess Puzzle #21UA1 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 819 · Beginner · endgame, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rooks d1/d7; pawns a4/b2/c3/f2/g3/h4. Black: king h8; queen c5; rooks b8/f8; pawns a5/b5/e5/f6/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qc4 — queen c5→c4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g4→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r3r1k/3R2p1/5p1p/ppq1p3/P5QP/2P3P1/1P3P2/3R2K1 b - - 1 28

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