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

Rating 898 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king g1; queen d5; rooks c1/e1; bishop d2; knight a6; pawns a2/b2/b5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen f5; rooks d8/e8; bishop e7; knight d6; pawns a7/b7/c7/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd5 — queen f5→d5, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rxc7# — rook c1→c7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack. The combination ends with Rxc7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2krr3/ppp1bppp/N2n4/1P1Q1q2/8/8/PP1B1PPP/2R1R1K1 b - - 14 18

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