Chess Puzzle #2YaM5 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1043 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e5; rooks c1/f1; bishop b2; knight h4; pawns a5/b4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e6; rooks c8/f8; bishops a7/b7; knight h5; pawns a6/d5/e4/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nf4 — knight h5→f4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen e5→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: 2r2rk1/bb3pp1/p3q2p/P2pQ2n/1P2p2N/8/1B3PPP/2R2RK1 b - - 4 24

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