Chess Puzzle #5f47E — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

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

Position

White: king e1; queen e6; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/c4; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king f7; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishop f8; knights d7/f6; pawns a7/b7/c6/e7/g5/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg7 — king f7→g7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf7# — queen e6→f7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r2q1b1r/pp1npk2/2p1Qn1p/6p1/2BP4/8/PPP2PPP/R1B1K2R b KQ - 0 13

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