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

Rating 1317 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d4; rooks a1/f1; bishop h6; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/g2. Black: king f7; queen h5; rooks a8/h8; bishop g4; knights c6/g8; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg6 — king f7→g6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg7# — queen d4→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r5nr/ppp2k2/2np3B/7q/3QP1b1/2N5/PPP3P1/R4RK1 b - - 2 14

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