Chess Puzzle #477RC — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1230 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king a3; queen a8; bishop a5; pawns a2/c4/d2/f2/f5. Black: king c7; queen e4; rook b7; bishop g5; pawns c6/d6/f3/f6. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd7 — king c7→d7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qd8# — queen a8→d8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qd8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: Q7/1rk5/2pp1p2/B4Pb1/2P1q3/K4p2/P2P1P2/8 b - - 7 33

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