Chess Puzzle #1yxv8 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 426 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f4; rook c7; bishop g3; pawns a2/f3/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen f7; rooks a8/g6; pawns a5/d5/f6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxc7 — queen f7→c7, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxc7# — queen f4→c7, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxc7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1k5/2R2q1p/5pr1/p2p4/5Q2/5PB1/P5PP/6K1 b - - 0 30

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