Chess Puzzle #2BEaR — Beginner, White to move, opening

Rating 484 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king e1; queen e4; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/g2; knight h4; pawns a2/b2/c4/d3/f2/g3/h2. Black: king e8; queen d7; rooks a8/h8; bishops c5/f7; knight e7; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/e5/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: O-O-O — king e8→c8. 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: r3k2r/pppqnbp1/3p3p/2b1p3/2P1Q2N/3P2P1/PP3PBP/R1B1K2R b KQkq - 0 14

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