Chess Puzzle #AAiIi — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1455 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen c2; rook c1; bishops b1/g3; knight d4; pawns a3/e3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen a6; rooks a8/d8; knight c6; pawns a5/c5/f6/g7/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: cxd4 — pawn c5→d4, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen c2→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2r3k/6p1/q1n2p1p/p1p5/3N4/P3P1BP/2Q2PP1/1BR1K3 b - - 6 29

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