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

Rating 778 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king d2; queen g6; rook a1; bishop d4; knight a3; pawns a2/b3/c3/e2/g4. Black: king g8; queen h4; rooks a8/f8; pawns a7/b7/c7/e4/e6/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rad8 — rook a8→d8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g6→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/ppp3p1/4p1Qp/8/3Bp1Pq/NPP5/P2KP3/R7 b - - 1 23

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