Chess Puzzle #871VS — Advanced, White to move, opening

Rating 1698 · Advanced · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen h8; rooks a1/f3; bishop c1; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/e5/g2/g6/h2. Black: king f8; queen d8; rooks a8/e8; bishop c5; knights b6/b8; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/e6/f5/g7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke7 — king f8→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen h8→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rn1qrk1Q/pp4p1/1np1p1P1/2bpPp2/8/3P1R2/PPP3PP/RNB4K b - - 4 16

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