Chess Puzzle #HDA9v — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

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

Position

White: king b1; queen g6; rook f7; bishop h7; knight f4; pawns a2/b2/c2. Black: king h8; queen e8; rook a8; bishops b5/e5; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxf4 — bishop e5→f4, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g6→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3q2k/pp3RpB/4p1Qp/1b1pb3/5N2/8/PPP5/1K6 b - - 7 27

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