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

Rating 1192 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king d2; queen c3; rooks e7/g1; bishops d3/g5; pawns b2/c2/f2/h2. Black: king c8; queen a1; rooks d8/h8; bishop d5; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxg1 — queen a1→g1, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxc7# — queen c3→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: 2kr3r/ppp1Rp1p/3p2p1/3b2B1/8/2QB4/1PPK1P1P/q5R1 b - - 3 19

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