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

Rating 1470 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king d1; queen h6; rooks a1/h1; knights e6/e7; pawns a2/d5/e4/f3/g2. Black: king g8; queen a5; rooks a8/f7; knights e8/f6; pawns a6/b2/c5/d6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe7 — rook f7→e7, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf8# — queen h6→f8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3n1k1/4Nr1p/p2pNn1Q/q1pP4/4P3/5P2/Pp4P1/R2K3R b - - 0 23

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