Chess Puzzle #G7vsu — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1723 · Advanced · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d4; rooks a1/g1; bishop e3; knight d1; pawns a2/c3/d3/f2/f3/h2. Black: king g8; queen a5; rooks c8/e8; bishop d6; knight d5; pawns a7/e6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc3 — knight d5→c3, captures pawn. 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: 2r1r1k1/p4ppp/3bp3/q2n4/3Q4/2PPBP2/P4P1P/R2NK1R1 b Q - 2 18

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