Chess Puzzle #14TtH — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1302 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen e7; rook d2; pawns b3/c2/c3/d6/f4. Black: king c8; queen f5; rook d8; bishop g4; pawns a7/b7/f7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf4 — queen f5→f4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qc7# — queen e7→c7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qc7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2kr4/pp2Qp2/3P4/5q2/5Pb1/1PP5/2PR4/2K5 b - - 4 26

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