Chess Puzzle #0S7dg — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 977 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king e1; queen b3; rooks b1/h3; bishop d6; pawns a4/c3/e3/e5/f4/g2. Black: king c8; queen c7; rooks d8/h8; knight c6; pawns a6/b7/d5/e6/f5/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qa5 — queen c7→a5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxb7# — queen b3→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/1pq5/p1nBp2p/3pPp2/P4P2/1QP1P2R/6P1/1R2K3 b - - 3 25

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