Chess Puzzle #B5c4y — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1625 · Advanced · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g2; queen b5; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knights b1/h4; pawns a2/b2/d6/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g4; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishops b6/c8; knights c6/f6; pawns a7/b7/c3/c7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd6 — queen d8→d6, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg5# — queen b5→g5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1bq1r2/ppp3pp/1bnP1n2/1Q6/6kN/2p3P1/PP3PKP/RNB2R2 b - - 3 14

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