Chess Puzzle #4Ffx2 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1080 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g6; rooks a1/d1; bishops b2/h7; pawns a4/c4/d5/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen h6; rooks e8/f2; bishop b7; knight g4; pawns a5/b6/c7/d6/g7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe3 — queen h6→e3. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g6→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: 4r2k/1bp3pB/1p1p2Qq/p2P4/P1P3n1/7P/1B3rP1/R2R2K1 b - - 1 24

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