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

Rating 1373 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen g5; rooks a1/h1; bishop a3; knight e6; pawns c2/d4/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king h6; queen e8; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knights c6/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 h6→h7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g5→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1b1qr2/pp2npp1/2n1N2k/3pP1Q1/3P4/B7/2P2PPP/R3K2R b KQ - 2 14

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