Chess Puzzle #2FKFB — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1354 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rooks a1/f1; bishop d3; pawns a2/b2/c3/e6/g2/h2. Black: king f8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops b7/f6; knight e5; pawns a6/b5/d5/h6. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd3 — knight e5→d3, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf7# — queen h5→f7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2q1k1r/1b6/p3Pb1p/1p1pn2Q/8/2PB4/PP4PP/R4RK1 b - - 0 21

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