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

Rating 1098 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c1; queen f3; rooks a3/g1; bishop c4; knight c5; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/e3/f2. Black: king c8; queen e7; rooks d8/h4; bishops e6/f6; pawns a6/b7/c7/d5/f7/g7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: dxc4 — pawn d5→c4, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxb7# — queen f3→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: 2kr4/1pp1qpp1/p3bb2/2Np4/2BP3r/R3PQ2/PPP2P2/2K3R1 b - - 0 20

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