Chess Puzzle #BHKT7 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

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

Position

White: king c1; queen h8; rooks d1/h1; bishop f7; knight g5; pawns a2/b2/c3/f2/h2. Black: king f8; queen f6; rooks a8/e8; bishops c8/e5; pawns b6/b7/c6/g6/g7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ke7 — king f8→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe8# — queen h8→e8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b1rk1Q/1p3Bp1/1pp2qp1/4b1N1/8/2P5/PP3P1P/2KR3R b - - 2 21

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