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

Rating 1404 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g2; queen c7; rook h8; pawns a2/c3/d4/e3/f4/g6/h2. Black: king f8; queen g8; rook e1; bishop a3; knight f6; pawns a6/c4/d5/e6/g7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxh8 — queen g8→h8, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf7# — queen c7→f7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5kqR/2Q3p1/p3pnP1/3p4/2pP1P2/b1P1P3/P5KP/4r3 b - - 3 40

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