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

Rating 693 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king h1; queen e5; rook a1; bishop f4; pawns a2/b2/e4/g3/h2. Black: king c8; queen g6; rooks c3/d8; bishop e6; pawns b7/c6/c7/f7/h3. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rc5 — rook c3→c5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxc7# — queen e5→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: 2kr4/1pp2p2/2p1b1q1/4Q3/4PB2/2r3Pp/PP5P/R6K b - - 3 27

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