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

Rating 962 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king e1; queen a5; rooks c1/h1; bishop g3; knight e2; pawns a2/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen f5; rooks b2/h8; bishop f8; knight f6; pawns a6/b7/c7/e5/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rb1 — rook b2→b1. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxc7# — queen a5→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: 2k2b1r/1pp3pp/p4n2/Q3pq2/8/4P1B1/Pr2NPPP/2R1K2R b K - 1 18

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