Chess Puzzle #3AuwU — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1095 · Beginner · advanced pawn, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rooks a1/f1; bishops g2/h6; pawns a2/b2/c4/d3/e4/g3/g6/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/e8; bishops d7/h8; pawns a7/b7/c6/d4/d6/f7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxg4 — bishop d7→g4, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: gxf7# — pawn g6→f7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with gxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2qr1kb/pp1b1p1p/2pp2PB/8/2PpP1Q1/3P2P1/PP4BP/R4RK1 b - - 0 16

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