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

Rating 1452 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e2; queen a1; rook g5; bishop e3; knights b3/d2; pawns a2/c2/e4/f2. Black: king h7; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/d7/e5/f7/g4. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: d6 — pawn d7→d6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh1# — queen a1→h1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1bq1r2/pp1p1p1k/2n5/4p1R1/4P1p1/1N2B3/P1PNKP2/Q7 b - - 3 16

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