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

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen c5; rooks d7/g1; knight e2; pawns a3/b4/c2/e4/f3/g2/h3. Black: king f7; queen g5; rooks g6/g8; knight h5; pawns a7/b7/c6/e5/e6/f4/h4. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf6 — king f7→f6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe7# — queen c5→e7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qe7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6r1/pp1R1k2/2p1p1r1/2Q1p1qn/1P2Pp1p/P4P1P/2P1N1PK/6R1 b - - 8 29

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