Chess Puzzle #515Ac — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

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

Position

White: king g1; queen c3; rook f1; bishop b2; knight e4; pawns a3/c2/d5/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen g6; rook f8; bishop d7; knight h4; pawns b7/c5/e3/f4/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe4 — queen g6→e4, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen c3→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: 5rk1/1p1b2pp/6q1/2pP4/4Np1n/P1Q1p1P1/1BP4P/5RK1 b - - 0 30

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