Chess Puzzle #2FrDe — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1235 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen g5; rooks a1/h1; bishops b3/d4; knight e2; pawns a4/b2/c2/e4/f3/h5. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks c8/f8; bishops d7/e7; knight f6; pawns a5/b4/d6/e6/f7/g7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe4 — knight f6→e4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g5→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: 2rq1rk1/3bbpp1/3ppn2/p5QP/Pp1BP3/1B3P2/1PP1N3/R3K2R b KQ - 0 18

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