Chess Puzzle #1bf6h — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1314 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d8; rook e1; bishop c1; knight b1; pawns a2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king f7; queen a1; rooks a8/h8; bishop c8; knight g8; pawns a7/b7/d6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 6 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf6 — queen a1→f6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe8# — queen d8→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1bQ2nr/pp3kpp/3p4/8/8/8/P4PPP/qNB1R1K1 b - - 3 18

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