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

Rating 1478 · Intermediate · endgame, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks e1/f1; pawns a2/b2/d5/g2/g5/g7/h2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/e8; knight g6; pawns a5/b6/c5/d6/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe1 — rook e8→e1, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf7# — queen f3→f7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2qr1k1/5pPp/1p1p2n1/p1pP2P1/8/5Q2/PP4PP/4RRK1 b - - 1 21

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