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

Rating 1252 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h7; rooks e1/f1; bishop d3; pawns a3/b2/c2/f4/g2/h3. Black: king f6; queen g3; rooks d8/f8; bishops b7/g7; pawns a5/b5/c6/e7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: c5 — pawn c6→c5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf5# — queen h7→f5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qf5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3r1r2/1b2p1bQ/2p2k1p/pp6/5P2/P2B2qP/1PP3P1/4RRK1 b - - 2 27

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