Chess Puzzle #26haS — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 772 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; rooks a1/f1; bishop g2; pawns a2/b4/c3/g3/h2. Black: king b8; queen d7; rooks d8/h8; knights d5/e7; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc3 — knight d5→c3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxb7# — queen e4→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: 1k1r3r/pppqn3/3p4/3n4/1P2Q3/2P3P1/P5BP/R4RK1 b - - 0 22

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