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

Rating 803 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rooks a1/f1; knight h5; pawns a2/b3/c2/d3/e3/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c6; rooks a8/f8; bishop e7; pawns a6/b5/c4/d5/e6/f6/f7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh8 — king g8→h8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg7# — queen g4→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/4bp1p/p1q1pp2/1p1p3N/2p2PQ1/1P1PP3/P1P3PP/R4RK1 b - - 3 18

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