Chess Puzzle #9vZf2 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1511 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h5; queen c4; knight e7; pawns e4/g2/g6/h4. Black: king g8; queen g3; rook b7; bishop e5; pawns a5/c5/d6/f6/h6. Black is ahead by 6 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf8 — king g8→f8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf7# — queen c4→f7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/1r2N3/3p1pPp/p1p1b2K/2Q1P2P/6q1/6P1/8 b - - 1 35

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