Chess Puzzle #2eS4M — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1283 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king c2; queen c4; rook a1; bishop f4; pawns b2/b5/d4/f3/h2. Black: king c8; queen d7; rooks d8/h8; bishop f6; pawns b7/c7/e6/f7/g4. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd4 — queen d7→d4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxc7# — queen c4→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/1ppq1p2/4pb2/1P6/2QP1Bp1/5P2/1PK4P/R7 b - - 0 25

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