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

Rating 1540 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g6; rook d6; bishop c5; pawns b4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king d5; queen c3; rooks c8/h8; bishop f6; pawns a4/b5/f5/h6. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kc4 — king d5→c4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf7# — queen g6→f7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r4r/8/3R1bQp/1pBk1p2/pP6/2q5/5PPP/6K1 b - - 4 35

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