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

Rating 918 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, one move, opening, queenside attack.

Position

White: king e1; queen g3; rooks a1/h1; bishops c4/d2; knights d5/g1; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen a5; rooks d8/h8; bishops f8/g4; knights c6/f6; pawns a7/b7/c7/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qc5 — queen a5→c5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxc7# — queen g3→c7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, one move, opening, queenside attack. The combination ends with Qxc7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2kr1b1r/ppp2ppp/2n1pn2/q2N4/2B3b1/3P2Q1/PPPB1PPP/R3K1NR b KQ - 1 9

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