Chess Puzzle #347sa — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1056 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h8; rooks a1/e1; bishops b2/d1; pawns a2/b3/c4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d7; rooks a8/f5; bishop b7; knights b4/g5; pawns a5/b6/c7/d5/f4/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf7 — king g8→f7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg7# — queen h8→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r5kQ/1bpq3p/1p6/p2p1rn1/1nP2p2/1P6/PB3PPP/R2BR1K1 b - - 3 21

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