Chess Puzzle #2Sp58 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 910 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g3; queen d4; rook a1; bishop b2; pawns a2/b4/d2/f2/g4/h3. Black: king g8; queen c6; rooks f8/h1; bishop f3; pawns a7/b7/c7/d3/f7/g7. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxg4 — bishop f3→g4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen d4→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: 5rk1/ppp2pp1/2q5/8/1P1Q2P1/3p1bKP/PB1P1P2/R6r b - - 5 25

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