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

Rating 654 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king d2; queen g4; rook g3; bishop e3; pawns a3/b3/c4/f4/h5. Black: king g8; queen a1; rooks e6/e8; bishop e4; pawns a7/b6/c5/d6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 7 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf1 — queen a1→f1. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g4→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: 4r1k1/p4pp1/1p1pr2p/2p4P/2P1bPQ1/PP2B1R1/3K4/q7 b - - 0 25

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