Chess Puzzle #29B7h — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 643 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen g2; rooks f3/g1; bishop e4; pawns a4/b3/c4/d3/h3. Black: king h8; queen d7; rooks f6/f8; bishop g7; pawns a5/b7/c6/f4/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe6 — queen d7→e6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g2→g7, captures bishop, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5r1k/1p1q2b1/2p2r1p/p7/P1P1Bp2/1P1P1R1P/6QK/6R1 b - - 0 32

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