Chess Puzzle #IAI0f — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1475 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f5; bishop b1; pawns d5/f2/g3/h3. Black: king h8; queen g8; bishop g7; pawns c5/c7/d6/e5/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf8 — queen g8→f8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen f5→h7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6qk/2p3bp/3p4/2pPpQ2/8/6PP/5P2/1B4K1 b - - 2 36

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