Chess Puzzle #0tFT9 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1354 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen g3; rook d7; bishop c4; pawns a2/c2/g2/h2. Black: king g6; queen c5; rook f8; bishop b6; knight f4; pawns a7/c7/f5/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf6 — king g6→f6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg7# — queen g3→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5r2/p1pR3p/1b4k1/2q2p2/2B2n2/6Q1/P1P3PP/5K2 b - - 3 28

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