Chess Puzzle #94fYZ — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1421 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen h8; rooks d1/e1; pawns f2/g4. Black: king d7; queen g6; rook c2; bishop d6; knight c6; pawns c7/f4/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxg4 — queen g6→g4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe8# — queen h8→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 7Q/2pk4/2nb2qp/8/5pP1/8/2r2P2/3RRK2 b - - 0 27

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