Chess Puzzle #5EL9E — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king d1; queen b8; rook e1; bishop a5; pawns a2/d4. Black: king d6; queen g2; rook f2; knights d5/e7; pawns a7/c6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd7 — king d6→d7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qd8# — queen b8→d8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qd8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1Q6/p3n3/2pk4/B2n4/3P4/8/P4rq1/3KR3 b - - 7 40

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