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

Rating 1510 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d8; bishop c3; pawns a2/e6/f4/g3/h2. Black: king g7; queen h3; knights c4/f5; pawns c6/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh6 — king g7→h6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg5# — queen d8→g5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qg5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3Q4/6kp/2p1P1p1/5n2/2n2P2/2B3Pq/P6P/6K1 b - - 0 32

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