Chess Puzzle #20Y63 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1357 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen h6; rook h1; bishop c2; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/d5/e4/f4/h3. Black: king f8; queen d8; rooks a8/e8; knights c5/f3; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke7 — king f8→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg7# — queen h6→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r2qrk2/ppp5/3p3Q/2nP4/4PP2/2N2n1P/PPB5/2K4R b - - 2 23

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