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

Rating 1298 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g2; queen g4; rook e1; bishop b2; knight e5; pawns a4/b3/c2/d3/f2/g3/h6. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks c8/f8; bishop e7; knight b6; pawns a5/b4/c5/d4/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh8 — king g8→h8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg7# — queen g4→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2r2rk1/2q1b2p/1n5P/p1p1N3/Pp1p2Q1/1P1P2P1/1BP2PK1/4R3 b - - 2 34

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