Chess Puzzle #2JSDn — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 571 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c3; rooks a1/f1; bishops b2/g2; knights a3/f3; pawns a2/b3/c4/e3/f2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/e8; bishops d6/g6; knights c6/g3; pawns a7/b7/c5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf1 — knight g3→f1, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen c3→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: r2qr1k1/pp3ppp/2nb2b1/2p5/2P5/NPQ1PNnP/PB3PB1/R4RK1 b - - 1 17

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