Chess Puzzle #1wu5p — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 846 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king g1; queen c5; rooks a1/e1; bishop e3; pawns a2/b2/f2/h2. Black: king a8; queen f3; rooks d8/h8; knight h6; pawns a7/b7/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ng4 — knight h6→g4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxa7# — queen c5→a7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack. The combination ends with Qxa7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: k2r3r/pp3ppp/4p2n/2Q5/8/4Bq2/PP3P1P/R3R1K1 b - - 1 20

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