Chess Puzzle #4V9RH — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1516 · Intermediate · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f5; rook g4; bishop g2; knight a4; pawns e6/e7/f2/g3/h3. Black: king g7; queen b5; rooks b8/h8; bishop a6; knight f6; pawns b4/e5/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg4 — knight f6→g4, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf7# — queen f5→f7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r5r/4P1k1/b3Pn1p/1q2pQ2/Np4R1/6PP/5PB1/6K1 b - - 1 33

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