Chess Puzzle #40wS6 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1057 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen e7; rooks f1/g1; knight g3; pawns a2/b2/c2/g7/h2. Black: king g8; queen h6; rooks a8/d8; bishop d4; pawns a7/b5/c6/e4/e6/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxg1 — bishop d4→g1, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7# — queen e7→f7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2r2k1/p3QpPp/2p1p2q/1p6/3bp3/6N1/PPP4P/1K3RR1 b - - 6 31

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