Chess Puzzle #47Ttq — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1418 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen b5; rooks a1/f1; bishops a7/c6; pawns a2/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen c3; rooks d8/h8; bishops c5/e6; knight g8; pawns b4/b6/c7/f7/g5/h6. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne7 — knight g8→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qa6# — queen b5→a6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qa6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2kr2nr/B1p2p2/1pB1b2p/1Qb3p1/1p6/2q5/P1P2PPP/R4RK1 b - - 1 16

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