Chess Puzzle #3K8U0 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1231 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen b7; rook f1; bishop g5; knights b1/e2; pawns a2/c2/f2/g2/h4. Black: king e8; queen e6; rooks a8/h8; bishop f8; knights b8/g8; pawns a7/c6/d5/e7/f7/g7/h5. Black is ahead by 7 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe2 — queen e6→e2, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qc8# — queen b7→c8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qc8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rn2kbnr/pQ2ppp1/2p1q3/3p2Bp/7P/8/P1P1NPP1/1N3RK1 b kq - 1 12

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