Chess Puzzle #BY3oc — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1546 · Intermediate · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pin.

Position

White: king g1; queen f6; rooks a1/e1; knight g5; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen b6; rooks d8/g8; bishop e6; knight d4; pawns a7/b7/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rg6 — rook g8→g6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7# — queen f6→f7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pin. The combination ends with Qxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3rk1r1/pp3p1p/1q2bQ2/6N1/3n4/8/PPP2PPP/R3R1K1 b - - 4 18

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