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

Rating 864 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen b7; rook a1; bishop f6; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/e4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e8; rooks a8/h5; bishop g4; knight c6; pawns a7/c5/d5/e5/g6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: dxe4 — pawn d5→e4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg7# — queen b7→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r3q1k1/pQ6/2n2Bp1/2ppp2r/4P1b1/3P4/PPP3PP/RN4K1 b - - 2 17

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