Chess Puzzle #5K8lQ — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1061 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen g2; rooks d1/g1; bishop f1; pawns a3/b2/c4/e2/f2/f3/h3. Black: king g8; queen c8; rooks a8/f8; knight g6; pawns a7/b7/c5/d4/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nf4 — knight g6→f4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g2→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: r1q2rk1/pp3ppp/6n1/2p5/2Pp4/P4P1P/1P2PPQ1/2KR1BR1 b - - 5 17

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