Chess Puzzle #7BDD2 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

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

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/e1; bishops f4/g2; knight f7; pawns a2/b2/c4/d4/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishops b7/e7; knight f6; pawns a7/b6/c6/e6/g5/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxf4 — pawn g5→f4, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg6# — queen c2→g6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/pbq1bN2/1pp1pn1p/6p1/2PP1B2/6P1/PPQ2PBP/R3R1K1 b - - 0 17

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