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

Rating 1526 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rooks a1/h3; knights d2/e5; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/e8; bishop c8; knights c6/d7; pawns a6/b7/d5/e6/f7/g7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf8 — king g8→f8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7# — queen h5→f7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1bqr1k1/1p1n1pp1/p1n1p3/3pN2Q/3P1P2/2P4R/PP1N2PP/R5K1 b - - 3 17

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