Chess Puzzle #Es4tD — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1543 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rook a1; bishop c1; knight f5; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f4/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishop d6; pawns a6/c6/d5/e5/f6/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: exd4 — pawn e5→d4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g4→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: r2q1rk1/6p1/p1pb1p1p/3ppN2/3P1PQ1/2P4P/PP4P1/R1B3K1 b - - 1 20

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