Chess Puzzle #AIFP7 — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1698 · Advanced · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e5; rook a1; knight f5; pawns a2/b2/c2/d6/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rook a8; bishops d5/g5; pawns a7/c5/c7/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Be6 — bishop d5→e6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen e5→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: r2q2k1/p1p2ppp/3P4/2pbQNb1/8/8/PPP2PPP/R5K1 b - - 1 16

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