Chess Puzzle #1FGuv — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 787 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king g1; queen g2; rooks b1/f1; bishops a4/e3; knight c3; pawns a2/c2/d3/h2/h3. Black: king c8; queen e7; rooks d8/h8; bishop b4; knights e5/h5; pawns a6/b7/c7/e6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxc3 — bishop b4→c3, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxb7# — queen g2→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/1pp1qpp1/p3p2p/4n2n/Bb6/2NPB2P/P1P3QP/1R3RK1 b - - 1 17

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