Chess Puzzle #5SX0H — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

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

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rook f1; bishops a4/g5; knight f3; pawns b3/c2/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen a5; rook h8; bishops a2/f8; knight d5; pawns b4/d7/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nc3 — knight d5→c3. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxd7# — queen d1→d7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxd7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4kb1r/3p1ppp/4p3/q2nP1B1/Bp6/1P3N2/b1P2PPP/3Q1RK1 b k - 6 18

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