Chess Puzzle #2BGIr — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 684 · Beginner · endgame, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen c3; rooks e3/h1; bishop b2; pawns a2/b3/c2/d5/g2/h5. Black: king g8; queen g5; rook a8; bishop b6; pawns a6/b7/c7/d6/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe3 — queen g5→e3, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen c3→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: r5k1/1pp2pp1/pb1p3p/3P2qP/8/1PQ1R3/PBP3P1/1K5R b - - 0 25

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