Chess Puzzle #2OMo4 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 908 · Beginner · kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g6; rook f7; bishop d4; knight e2; pawns a4/b2/e5/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen d8; rook a8; bishop g5; knight d5; pawns a5/b7/c4/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne7 — knight d5→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g6→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r2q3k/1p3Rp1/6Qp/p2nP1b1/P1pB4/8/1P2N1PP/6K1 b - - 2 27

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