Chess Puzzle #09FtK — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1225 · Intermediate · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c7; rooks a1/f1; bishop a5; knight g5; pawns a2/b3/d3/f4/f6/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen b5; rooks a8/h8; bishop c6; knight f5; pawns a6/b7/d4/e6/f7/g6/h5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd5 — queen b5→d5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7# — queen c7→f7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/1pQ2p2/p1b1pPp1/Bq3nNp/3p1P2/1P1P4/P5PP/R4RK1 b kq - 6 23

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