Chess Puzzle #05ejA — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1045 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king g1; queen a4; rooks b1/c6; bishop e3; knight f3; pawns a2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king a8; queen d5; rooks d8/h8; bishop f5; pawns a7/b7/c7/f6/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxc6 — queen d5→c6, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxa7# — queen a4→a7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack. The combination ends with Qxa7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: k2r3r/ppp3pp/2R2p2/3q1b2/Q7/4BN2/P4PPP/1R4K1 b - - 0 17

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