Chess Puzzle #4V3w6 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1182 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rooks a1/e5; bishop c1; knights c3/f5; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d7; rooks a8/f8; knights b8/g6; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe5 — knight g6→e5, captures rook. 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: rn3rk1/pp1q1pp1/2p3np/3pRN2/6Q1/2NP4/PPP2PPP/R1B3K1 b - - 0 14

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