Chess Puzzle #8gAsD — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1450 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f2; queen b4; bishop e4; pawns a2/b2/c6/e3/g2/h2. Black: king d6; queen h1; rooks a8/h8; bishop c7; pawns a6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 8 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke5 — king d6→e5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe7# — queen b4→e7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qe7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r6r/2b2ppp/p1Pk4/8/1Q2B3/4P3/PP3KPP/7q b - - 2 27

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