Chess Puzzle #4Aq9Q — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1046 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen g4; rooks a1/h1; bishops a2/b2; knight b5; pawns a3/c2/d2/e3/f2/h4. Black: king g8; queen b6; rooks a8/f8; bishop d6; knight c5; pawns a5/b7/d5/e4/e6/g7/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxb5 — queen b6→b5, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g4→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: r4rk1/1p4p1/1q1bp2p/pNnp4/4p1QP/P3P3/BBPP1P2/R3K2R b KQ - 0 18

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