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

Rating 517 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen g5; rook g1; bishop b2; knight b3; pawns c2/d3/e3/f4/h3. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishop d6; knights b4/f6; pawns a7/c5/d5/f7/g7. Black is ahead by 8 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: d4 — pawn d5→d4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g5→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: r2q1rk1/p4pp1/3b1n2/2pp2Q1/1n3P2/1N1PP2P/1BP5/1K4R1 b - - 1 22

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