Chess Puzzle #Ae0K8 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

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

Position

White: king g1; queen f4; rooks a1/f1; bishop a4; knight e5; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king f8; queen d6; rooks b8/h8; bishops b7/e7; pawns a7/b6/c4/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bc8 — bishop b7→c8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7# — queen f4→f7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r3k1r/pb2bppp/1p1qp3/4N3/B1pP1Q2/2P5/PP3PPP/R4RK1 b - - 2 18

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