Chess Puzzle #55GbZ — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1420 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king d1; queen h3; rooks a1/h1; pawns a2/c2/d4/f2/g4/g5. Black: king g8; queen a5; rooks a8/f8; bishops b2/c8; knights b8/d5; pawns a7/b7/c6/e6/f5. Black is ahead by 11 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qc3 — queen a5→c3. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen h3→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rnb2rk1/pp6/2p1p3/q2n1pP1/3P2P1/7Q/PbP2P2/R2K3R b - - 1 17

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