Chess Puzzle #0vD5c — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1041 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen f3; rooks a4/f1; bishop c4; pawns b3/c2/g2/h2. Black: king f8; queen e4; rooks a8/g7; bishop b7; knight e6; pawns a7/c5/e5/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxg2 — rook g7→g2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7# — queen f3→f7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4k2/pb3prp/4n3/2p1p3/R1B1q3/1P3Q2/2P3PP/5R1K b - - 1 22

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