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

Rating 1450 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen h7; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knight g5; pawns a2/b2/f4/g2/h3. Black: king f8; queen d8; rooks b8/e8; bishop d4; knight e5; pawns a7/b7/c5/d6/e6/f7/g6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nd3 — knight e5→d3. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7# — queen h7→f7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r1qrk2/pp3p1Q/3pp1p1/2p1n1N1/3b1P2/7P/PP4P1/R1B2R1K b - - 0 21

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