Chess Puzzle #Jv8Hi — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1460 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e5; rooks a1/e1; bishops c3/d3; pawns a2/b2/c4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f7; rooks a8/f8; bishop d7; knights a6/e7; pawns a7/b7/c6/e6/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf4 — queen f7→f4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg7# — queen e5→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/pp1bnq1p/n1p1p1p1/4Q3/2P5/2BB4/PP3PPP/R3R1K1 b - - 0 17

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