Chess Puzzle #2H2ln — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1483 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g5; rooks b1/f1; bishop d3; knight d4; pawns a2/c2/c3/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king f8; queen c7; rooks a8/h8; bishop c8; knights b8/d7; pawns a7/b7/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe5 — queen c7→e5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qd8# — queen g5→d8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qd8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rnb2k1r/ppqn1ppp/4p3/4P1Q1/3N4/2PB4/P1P2PPP/1R3RK1 b - - 5 15

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