Chess Puzzle #9VKWv — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1430 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d4; rooks d1/e1; bishops b2/g2; knight d5; pawns a2/b3/c4/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks b8/f8; bishops e7/f7; knight f6; pawns a6/b7/d6/f5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd5 — knight f6→d5, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen d4→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: 1r1q1rk1/1p2bbpp/p2p1n2/3N1p2/2PQ4/1P4P1/PB3PBP/3RR1K1 b - - 3 16

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