Chess Puzzle #HC1lx — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1455 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen g4; rooks d1/e1; bishop d2; knight c3; pawns a3/b2/c2/h5. Black: king f7; queen e5; rooks c8/f8; bishops b7/f6; knight c4; pawns a6/b5/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qc7 — queen e5→c7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe6# — queen g4→e6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qe6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r2r2/1b3kpp/p4b2/1p2q2P/2n3Q1/P1N5/1PPB4/2KRR3 b - - 3 27

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