Chess Puzzle #2C4NW — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 765 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g2; queen d4; rooks e1/e2; knight f5; pawns a3/c5/e3/f4/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen c6; rooks a8/e7; knight g6; pawns a4/b6/d5/f7/g7/h4. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Re4 — rook e7→e4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen d4→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r5k1/4rpp1/1pq3n1/2Pp1N2/p2Q1P1p/P3P1P1/4R1KP/4R3 b - - 1 36

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