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

Rating 779 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen g5; bishop h6; knight d1; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/f3. Black: king g8; queen d8; rook f8; bishops d7/g7; pawns a7/b7/d6/e7/f7/g4/h5. Black is ahead by 7 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: e5 — pawn e7→e5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g5→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: 3q1rk1/pp1bppb1/3p3B/6Qp/4P1p1/5P2/PPP5/1K1N4 b - - 0 20

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