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

Rating 580 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king e1; queen e5; rooks a1/h1; bishop f4; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/f2/g3/h4. Black: king c8; queen d7; rooks d8/h8; bishop f8; knight g8; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/e7/g7/h5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qc7 — queen d7→c7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxc7# — queen e5→c7, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2kr1bnr/pp1qp1p1/2p5/3pQ2p/3P1B1P/6P1/PPP2P2/RN2K2R b KQ - 0 13

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