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

Rating 1025 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king e1; queen c4; rooks a1/h1; bishops e2/g3; knight f3; pawns a2/b2/c3/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen e3; rooks d2/h8; bishops f8/g4; knights c6/f6; pawns a6/b7/c7/g5/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Na5 — knight c6→a5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxc7# — queen c4→c7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2k2b1r/1pp5/p1n2n1p/6p1/2Q3b1/2P1qNB1/PP1rB1PP/R3K2R b KQ - 1 17

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