Chess Puzzle #2T8Zy — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1418 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks b1/e2; bishops e7/g2; knight f7; pawns d6/e4/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen a5; rooks b8/e8; bishops c8/g7; knight d7; pawns a7/b5/c5/e5/g6/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxf7 — king g8→f7, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qd5# — queen d3→d5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qd5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1rb1r1k1/p2nBNb1/3P2pp/qpp1p3/4P3/3Q2P1/4RPBP/1R4K1 b - - 0 22

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