Chess Puzzle #3EBSv — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1390 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e7; rooks a1/f1; bishops d3/h6; pawns a2/b4/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d4; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knight b8; pawns a7/b7/c6/e4/e6/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: exd3 — pawn e4→d3, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf8# — queen e7→f8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rnb2rk1/pp2Q2p/2p1p1pB/8/1P1qp3/3B4/P1P2PPP/R4RK1 b - - 1 14

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