Chess Puzzle #33zvE — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1250 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen g4; rooks a1/h1; bishop b2; knight e6; pawns b5/c2/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g6; queen b6; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knights d7/e7; pawns a7/b7/d5/f7/g7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh7 — king g6→h7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g4→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b2r2/pp1nnpp1/1q2N1k1/1P1pP3/6Q1/8/1BP2PPP/R3K2R b KQ - 0 14

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