Chess Puzzle #28uwi — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 655 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king d1; queen c2; rooks c1/f1; bishop b2; knight e2; pawns a3/b4/d4/e3. Black: king c8; queen h2; rooks d8/h8; bishop f2; knight e4; pawns a7/b7/c7/e5/f7/g7/h5. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxe3 — bishop f2→e3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxc7# — queen c2→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/ppp2pp1/8/4p2p/1P1Pn3/P3P3/1BQ1Nb1q/2RK1R2 b - - 1 18

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