Chess Puzzle #1uj67 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1224 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f7; rook f1; bishop h6; pawns a2/b4/e4/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen d8; rooks a8/e8; pawns a6/b6/c7/e5/f6/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe7 — queen d8→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Bg7# — bishop h6→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Bg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2qr2k/2p2Q1p/pp3ppB/4p3/1P2P3/8/P5PP/5RK1 b - - 3 26

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