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

Rating 1128 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen e5; rooks e1/f4; bishop d4; knight g3; pawn g2. Black: king g8; queen f7; rooks a8/f8; pawns a6/b4/d5/e6/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf4 — queen f7→f4, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen e5→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/5qpp/p3p3/3pQ3/1p1B1R2/6N1/6PK/4R3 b - - 0 34

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