Chess Puzzle #2THu2 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 815 · Beginner · kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen b7; rook a1; bishops e5/f3; knight f1; pawns a2/d5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a3/f8; bishops c5/d7; pawns b4/e6/f5/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bc8 — bishop d7→c8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen b7→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: 3q1rk1/1Q1b2pp/4p3/2bPBp2/1p6/r4B2/P5PP/R4N1K b - - 2 25

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