Chess Puzzle #9GRui — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d7; rook d1; knight c8; pawns b3/e3/f2/g2. Black: king g8; queen e4; rook b8; bishop g3; pawns d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bh4 — bishop g3→h4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe8# — queen d7→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 1rN3k1/3Q1ppp/4p3/3p4/4q3/1P2P1b1/5PP1/3R2K1 b - - 1 30

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