Chess Puzzle #8lA64 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1412 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d6; rook f7; bishop a6; knight d3; pawns a4/b2/c2/h2. Black: king d8; queen h4; rooks g2/g6; knight e6; pawns a5/d5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke8 — king d8→e8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qd7# — queen d6→d7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qd7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3k4/5R2/B2Qn1r1/p2p4/P6q/3N4/1PP3rP/7K b - - 4 36

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