Chess Puzzle #48nqV — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1247 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g3; queen f3; rooks d1/f1; bishop d3; knight h6; pawns c2/e5/g5/h3. Black: king g8; queen b4; rooks a8/f8; bishops c7/g6; knight e6; pawns a2/b7/c6/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg7 — king g8→g7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf6# — queen f3→f6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qf6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/1pb2p1p/2p1n1bN/4P1P1/1q6/3B1QKP/p1P5/3R1R2 b - - 0 31

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