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

Rating 542 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king g1; queen b5; rooks b1/f1; bishop f4; knight f3; pawns a3/c2/c3/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king b8; queen d7; rooks e8/h8; knights c6/e4; pawns a7/b7/c7/d5/e6/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc3 — knight e4→c3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxb7# — queen b5→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: 1k2r2r/pppq2pp/2n1p3/1Q1p4/3PnB2/P1P2N2/2P2PPP/1R3RK1 b - - 13 17

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