Chess Puzzle #22Yj7 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 574 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c3; rooks a1/f1; bishop b2; knights d5/f3; pawns a2/c4/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/e8; bishops d6/g4; knight b4; pawns a7/c5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd5 — knight b4→d5, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen c3→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: r2qr1k1/p4ppp/3b4/2pN4/1nP2Pb1/2Q2N2/PB4PP/R4RK1 b - - 2 17

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