Chess Puzzle #5C11x — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1022 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king d1; queen g5; rooks a1/e7; bishop b4; pawns a3/b2/c4/d4/f3/g2/h4. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks d8/h6; knights b6/f6; pawns a7/b7/c6/g7/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rd7 — rook d8→d7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g5→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: 3r2k1/ppq1R1p1/1np2n1r/6Qp/1BPP3P/P4P2/1P4P1/R2K4 b - - 4 27

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