Chess Puzzle #2xWp5 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1282 · Intermediate · endgame, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e7; rooks d7/f1; pawns a2/c2/c3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen b6; rooks a8/f8; pawns b3/b7/c5/c6/e6/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rae8 — rook a8→e8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen e7→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/1p1RQ1p1/1qp1p2p/2p5/8/1pP5/P1P2PPP/5RK1 b - - 0 20

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