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

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks a1/f1; bishops d3/g5; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/g2/g7/h3. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/e8; bishop d6; knights d7/g6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d5/f7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxg5 — queen d8→g5, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7# — queen f3→f7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2qr1k1/pppn1pPp/3b2n1/3p2B1/3P4/2PB1Q1P/PP4P1/RN3RK1 b - - 0 14

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