Chess Puzzle #DeaZG — Intermediate, White to move, opening

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c3; rooks d1/e1; bishops b2/c2; knights f3/g3; pawns a3/b4/d5/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d7; rooks d8/e8; bishops b6/b7; knights e7/f4; pawns a6/b5/c7/d6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Neg6 — knight e7→g6. 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: 3rr1k1/1bpqnppp/pb1p4/1p1P4/1P2Pn2/P1Q2NN1/1BB2PPP/3RR1K1 b - - 2 20

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