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

Rating 1001 · Beginner · kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e5; rooks a1/e1; bishop g2; knight f5; pawns a3/b5/e2/f2/g4. Black: king g8; queen d7; rooks c4/d8; knights b8/f6; pawns a5/b6/d5/f7/g7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg4 — knight f6→g4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen e5→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 1n1r2k1/3q1pp1/1p3n2/pP1pQN2/2r3P1/P7/4PPB1/R3R1K1 b - - 2 27

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