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

Rating 1427 · Intermediate · hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen g5; rooks a1/g1; bishop c4; knight b1; pawns a4/b5/e3/f2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f6; rooks a8/d8; knight b8; pawns a7/b6/f5/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxa1 — queen f6→a1, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxd8# — queen g5→d8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxd8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rn1r2k1/p4ppp/1p3q2/1P3pQ1/P1B5/4P3/5P1P/RN2K1R1 b Q - 1 18

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