Chess Puzzle #2W5lV — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1126 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king d2; queen a7; bishop e2; knight b5; pawns a2/c2/d3/g2/h2. Black: king b8; queen h1; rooks d8/h8; bishop f5; knight g8; pawns b6/c7/e5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 11 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kc8 — king b8→c8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxc7# — queen a7→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: 1k1r2nr/Q1p2ppp/1p6/1N2pb2/8/3P4/P1PKB1PP/7q b - - 1 17

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