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

Rating 1037 · Beginner · kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c3; rooks f1/g2; knight c4; pawns a4/b3/d3/e4/h4. Black: king g8; queen f3; rooks e7/e8; knights b4/f6; pawns a5/b6/c5/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe4 — knight f6→e4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen c3→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 4r1k1/4rpp1/1p3n1p/p1p5/PnN1P2P/1PQP1q2/6R1/5RK1 b - - 1 28

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