Chess Puzzle #23gwB — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 775 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen f6; rooks c1/e7; bishop b3; pawns a4/b2/c2/d5/f3/g4/h6. Black: king f8; queen a7; rooks c5/c7; bishop e8; pawns a5/b4/d6/f7/g6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe7 — rook c7→e7, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg7# — queen f6→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4bk2/q1r1Rp1p/3p1QpP/p1rP4/Pp4P1/1B3P2/1PP5/2R4K b - - 2 29

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