Chess Puzzle #1g4ny — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1220 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen b4; rook f1; bishop a3; knight b5; pawns a2/b3/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen c6; rooks a8/h8; bishop e5; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/e4/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: a5 — pawn a7→a5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe7# — queen b4→e7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qe7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/pp3ppp/2q2n2/1N2b3/1Q2p3/BP2P3/P4PPP/5RK1 b kq - 1 17

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