Chess Puzzle #3rvj6 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1279 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g2; queen d3; rooks f3/h1; knight d2; pawns a2/b2/c3/f2/g4. Black: king g7; queen d6; rooks a8/e7; bishop e5; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/f5/g5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: fxg4 — pawn f5→g4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen d3→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r7/pp2r1k1/3qp3/3pbpp1/6P1/2PQ1R2/PP1N1PK1/7R b - - 0 28

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