Chess Puzzle #4BS7c — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1265 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g2; queen f8; rook h8; knight d4; pawns a3/d5/e3/f4/g3/h3. Black: king g6; queen g4; rook d7; knight d3; pawns c7/d6/e4/f5/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd1 — queen g4→d1. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf5# — queen f8→f5, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxf5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5Q1R/2pr2p1/3p2kp/3P1p2/3NpPq1/P2nP1PP/6K1/8 b - - 0 51

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