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

Rating 1144 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g7; rooks b1/b7; bishop g3; pawns a4/d6/f2/g2/h4. Black: king c8; queen e7; rooks a8/d8; bishop d7; knight c6; pawns a5/d5/e6/h5. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxg7 — queen e7→g7, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Rc7# — rook b7→c7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rc7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1kr4/1R1bq1Q1/2nPp3/p2p3p/P6P/6B1/5PP1/1R4K1 b - - 0 27

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