Chess Puzzle #3n8sb — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1063 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d4; rooks c1/f1; bishop c3; pawns a3/b4/c5/e3/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/f3/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf5 — queen g5→f5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen d4→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/pp4pp/2p5/2Pp2q1/1P1Q4/P1B1PpP1/5P1P/2R2RK1 b - - 0 19

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