Chess Puzzle #2U8Ah — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 819 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen h6; rooks c1/g3; knight g1; pawns a5/b4/c3/f3/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen f7; rooks a8/f8; bishop d5; pawns a6/b7/c7/d6/e5/g7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf4 — queen f7→f4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen h6→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: r4rk1/1pp2qp1/p2p3Q/P2bp3/1P6/2P2PRP/6PK/2R3N1 b - - 0 30

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