Chess Puzzle #0OZjz — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1557 · Intermediate · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g2; queen e3; bishop f3; pawns d4/g3/h4. Black: king f5; queen e7; bishop c7; pawns e6/f7/g6/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd6 — queen e7→d6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg5# — queen e3→g5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qg5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/2b1qp2/4p1p1/5k1p/3P3P/4QBP1/6K1/8 b - - 6 46

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