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

Rating 1287 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h6; rooks e1/g5; bishop g2; pawns a2/d4/e5/f6/g4/h3. Black: king g8; queen b4; rooks c8/e8; bishop d3; knight e6; pawns a7/c4/d5/f7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg5 — knight e6→g5, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg7# — queen h6→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r1r1k1/p4p2/4nP1Q/3pP1R1/1qpP2P1/3b3P/P5B1/4R1K1 b - - 4 30

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