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

Rating 1330 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen g1; rooks a1/h7; bishops e2/f4; pawns a2/c2/c3/e3/e5/f2/h3/h6. Black: king h8; queen h4; rooks a8/f8; bishop f5; knight d7; pawns a7/b7/c5/d5/e6/f7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxh7 — bishop f5→h7, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg7# — queen g1→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4r1k/pp1n1p1R/4p2P/2ppPb2/5B1q/2P1P2P/P1P1BP1K/R5Q1 b - - 4 19

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