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

Rating 1238 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/f1; bishops c6/d2; knights c3/g5; pawns a2/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishops b4/c8; knight e7; pawns a7/b7/e6/f6/g7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc6 — knight e7→c6, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen c2→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1bq1r1k/pp2n1p1/2B1pp2/6N1/1b1P4/2N5/P1QB1PPP/R4RK1 b - - 0 16

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