Chess Puzzle #Ldc17 — Intermediate, White to move, opening

Rating 1478 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d5; rooks a1/h1; bishops a2/c1; knight f3; pawns a3/b2/c3/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops f1/g7; knights b8/g8; pawns a7/b6/c7/d6/e5/f6/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: c6 — pawn c7→c6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf7# — queen d5→f7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: rn1qk1nr/p1p3bp/1p1p1pp1/3Qp3/4P3/P1P2N2/BP3PPP/R1B1Kb1R b KQkq - 1 10

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