Chess Puzzle #867Pj — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1424 · Intermediate · endgame, hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g2; queen h8; bishop f6; knight g3; pawns a3/c2/e5/f2. Black: king e8; queen d4; rooks a8/g7; pawns a7/b4/d5/d7/e6/f7/g6. Black is ahead by 7 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rg8 — rook g7→g8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg8# — queen h8→g8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxg8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3k2Q/p2p1pr1/4pBp1/3pP3/1p1q4/P5N1/2P2PK1/8 b q - 1 30

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