Chess Puzzle #1x78V — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 916 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king b1; queen f4; rooks f1/f7; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/h2. Black: king c8; queen d7; rooks d8/h8; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/e6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd4 — queen d7→d4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxc7# — queen f4→c7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2kr3r/pppq1R1p/2n1p3/8/3P1Q2/2N5/PPP4P/1K3R2 b - - 0 18

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