Chess Puzzle #3icXX — Intermediate, White to move, opening

Rating 1243 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f7; rooks a1/g4; bishops b2/e2; knight d2; pawns a2/b3/c4/d4/e3/g3/h2. Black: king h8; queen c7; rooks a8/h6; bishops d6/d7; knight a6; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/e4/e6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Be8 — bishop d7→e8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg8# — queen f7→g8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r6k/ppqb1Q1p/n1pbp2r/3p4/2PPp1R1/1P2P1P1/PB1NB2P/R5K1 b - - 4 19

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