Chess Puzzle #DvP5t — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1412 · Intermediate · attack on f2/f7, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen g7; rooks d1/h1; bishop a6; knight e5; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishop e4; knight f6; pawns a7/b6/c7/d7/e7/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rg8 — rook h8→g8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7# — queen g7→f7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r2qk2r/p1ppppQp/Bp3np1/4N3/4b3/8/PPP2PPP/2KR3R b kq - 5 15

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