Chess Puzzle #1QgQt — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1504 · Intermediate · double check, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/e1; bishop c7; knight e6; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d5; rooks c8/h8; bishop f8; knight d7; pawns a7/b7/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd1 — queen d5→d1, captures queen. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Nxg7# — knight e6→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

double check, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Nxg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r1kb1r/ppBn1ppp/4N3/3q4/8/8/PPP2PPP/R2QR1K1 b k - 0 14

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