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

Rating 763 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks b1/e1; bishops c1/g2; knights c3/d2; pawns a4/c2/d4/g3/h2. Black: king c8; queen d7; rooks d8/h8; bishops e6/e7; knights e3/g4; pawns a6/c7/d5/e4/f5/g7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxh2 — rook h8→h2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxa6# — queen e2→a6, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack. The combination ends with Qxa6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2kr3r/2pqb1p1/p3b3/3p1p2/P2Pp1n1/2N1n1P1/2PNQ1BP/1RB1R1K1 b - - 1 21

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