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

Rating 1133 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen b7; rook d3; knight h5; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d6; rook f8; pawns c4/d4/g6/g7. White is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: cxd3 — pawn c4→d3, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen b7→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/1Q4p1/3q2p1/7N/2pp4/3R3P/PPP2PP1/6K1 b - - 0 29

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