Chess Puzzle #4Znzn — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1338 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king e2; queen c6; rooks c1/f2; pawns a3/b2/b3/d3/e3/f3/h2. Black: king c8; queen h4; rooks d5/d7; pawns a6/b5/c7/e5/f5/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: R7d6 — rook d7→d6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxc7# — queen c6→c7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queenside attack. The combination ends with Qxc7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2k5/2pr2p1/p1Q4p/1p1rpp2/7q/PP1PPP2/1P2KR1P/2R5 b - - 3 23

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