Chess Puzzle #126tR — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1240 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king a2; queen g7; rooks b1/b3; pawns a3/c2/d4/e6/h5. Black: king c7; queen a8; rooks b6/b8; bishop d6; pawns b4/c6/d2/d5/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kc8 — king c7→c8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qd7# — queen g7→d7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qd7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: qr6/2k3Q1/1rpbP2p/3p3P/1p1P4/PR6/K1Pp4/1R6 b - - 2 38

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