Chess Puzzle #J80jr — Intermediate, White to move, opening

Rating 1457 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen f5; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/c4; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/e4/g2/h2. Black: king d7; queen e7; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/f8; knights b8/g8; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/f4/g5/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kc6 — king d7→c6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qb5# — queen f5→b5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qb5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rnb2bnr/pppkq2p/3p4/5Qp1/2BPPp2/8/PPP3PP/RNB1K2R b KQ - 5 9

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