Chess Puzzle #39PAd — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1226 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king e1; queen b3; rooks a1/h1; bishop c1; knight g5; pawns a2/b2/c3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king f8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/g7; knights c6/h5; pawns a7/b7/c7/e4/h7. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: h6 — pawn h7→h6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf7# — queen b3→f7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1bq1k1r/ppp3bp/2n5/6Nn/4p3/1QP5/PP3PPP/R1B1K2R b KQ - 1 14

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