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

Rating 1431 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen h6; bishop b5; knight h5; pawns f5/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen b6; rook g7; knight f6; pawns b4/d5/e4. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxb5 — queen b6→b5, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen h6→g7, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/6r1/1q3n1Q/1B1p1P1N/1p2p3/7P/6P1/7K b - - 2 41

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