Chess Puzzle #1YY72 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 805 · Beginner · corner mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen a4; rooks d1/h1; bishop e5; knight d5; pawns a2/b2/e4/f3/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d7; rooks a8/h8; bishops b7/f8; knight b8; pawns a6/c4/e7/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxa4 — queen d7→a4, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nc7# — knight d5→c7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

corner mate, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nc7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rn2kb1r/1b1qppp1/p6p/3NB3/Q1p1P3/5P2/PP4PP/2KR3R b kq - 0 14

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