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

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

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishop c1; knights b1/e6; pawns a2/b2/c3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishop g7; knights b6/b8; pawns a7/b7/d6/e5/e7/f5/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd7 — queen d8→d7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh5# — queen d1→h5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, one move, opening. The combination ends with Qh5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rn1qk2r/pp2p1bp/1n1pN3/4pp2/8/2P5/PP3PPP/RNBQK2R b KQkq - 1 14

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