Chess Puzzle #EsCu1 — Advanced, White to move, opening

Rating 1739 · Advanced · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h6; rooks a1/f3; bishops b2/d3; knight b1; pawns a2/c2/d2/e3/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/d6; knight b8; pawns a7/b7/c5/d5/e5/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: e4 — pawn e5→e4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg7# — queen h6→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rnb2rk1/pp2qp1p/3b2pQ/2ppp3/5P2/3BPR2/PBPP2PP/RN4K1 b - - 1 12

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