Chess Puzzle #44zu1 — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1600 · Advanced · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d7; rooks c1/e1; bishop d4; pawns c3/d5/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen a2; rooks e8/f8; bishop d6; pawns a7/b6/c7/f4/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd2 — queen a2→d2. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg7# — queen d7→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4rrk1/p1pQ3p/1p1b2p1/3P4/3B1p2/2P4P/q4PP1/2R1R1K1 b - - 1 24

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