Chess Puzzle #56GfO — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1127 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king g1; queen a7; rooks a1/f1; bishop e5; knight e4; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/f3. Black: king c8; queen h3; rooks d8/h8; bishop e7; knight f6; pawns c6/c7/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe4 — knight f6→e4, captures knight. 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: 2kr3r/Q1p1bpp1/2p2n1p/4B3/4N3/5P1q/PPP2P2/R4RK1 b - - 0 16

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