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

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

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rooks a1/f1; bishop f4; knight e6; pawns a2/b2/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g6; queen d5; rooks a8/h8; bishops c5/c8; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/f7/g7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh7 — king g6→h7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g4→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b4r/pp3pp1/2n1N1k1/2bqP3/5BQ1/8/PP3PPP/R4RK1 b - - 0 16

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