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

Rating 1052 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rooks a1/f1; bishop c3; knight e4; pawns a4/b2/c2/d3/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d5; rooks a8/f8; bishops b7/e7; pawns a6/b6/c5/e6/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: f5 — pawn f7→f5. 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: r4rk1/1b2bpp1/pp2p2p/2pq4/P3NPQ1/2BP4/1PP3PP/R4RK1 b - - 2 18

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