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

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

Position

White: king g1; queen e6; rooks a1/f1; bishops c1/c4; pawns a2/b3/c5/d2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f8; rooks a8/h8; bishop g7; knights c3/c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/e7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf7 — queen f8→f7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7# — queen e6→f7, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4qkr/ppp1p1bp/2n1Q1p1/2P5/2B5/1Pn5/P2P1PPP/R1B2RK1 b - - 0 15

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