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

Rating 1438 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c4; rooks c1/d1; knight e5; pawns a4/b2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/h8; bishops b7/e7; knight c6; pawns a6/b4/d7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 6 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf8 — king g8→f8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf7# — queen c4→f7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r5kr/1bqpb1pp/p1n5/4N3/PpQ5/8/1P3PPP/2RR2K1 b - - 5 20

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