Chess Puzzle #1U1o9 — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 698 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; rooks a1/e1; bishops c1/h1; knights c3/h4; pawns a3/b4/d2/e2/f2/g3/h2. Black: king c8; queen d7; rooks d8/h8; bishops f8/h3; knights b6/d4; pawns a7/b7/c7/e5/f6/g7/h5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: g5 — pawn g7→g5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxb7# — queen e4→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: 2kr1b1r/pppq2p1/1n3p2/4p2p/1P1nQ2N/P1N3Pb/3PPP1P/R1B1R1KB b - - 3 14

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