Chess Puzzle #05pYW — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1690 · Advanced · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pin, queenside attack.

Position

White: king e1; queen c2; rooks c1/h1; bishops b2/g4; pawns a3/b3/d2/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen d5; rooks d7/h8; bishop f6; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/e4/f7/g6/g7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne5 — knight c6→e5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxc7# — queen c2→c7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pin, queenside attack. The combination ends with Qxc7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2k4r/pppr1pp1/2n2bp1/3q4/4p1B1/PP2P3/1BQP1PPP/2R1K2R b K - 7 17

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