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

Rating 1568 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen g5; rooks d1/h1; bishop c6; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/e5/g2/h2. Black: king e7; queen d8; rooks b8/h8; bishop b4; knight d4; pawns a7/c5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: f6 — pawn f7→f6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g5→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 1r1q3r/p3kppp/2B1p3/2p1P1Q1/1b1n4/2N5/PP4PP/2KR3R b - - 4 17

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