Chess Puzzle #0DuVw — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 647 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks b4/f1; bishops c4/e3; knight h3; pawns a2/c2/c3/d4/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen e7; rooks d8/h8; bishop d7; knights a5/f6; pawns a7/b7/c7/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc4 — knight a5→c4, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxb7# — queen f3→b7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack. The combination ends with Qxb7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2kr3r/pppbqppp/4pn2/n7/1RBP4/2P1BQ1N/P1P3PP/5RK1 b - - 8 13

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