Chess Puzzle #Owwvo — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1867 · Advanced · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pin.

Position

White: king g1; queen g3; rooks a1/f1; bishop h7; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c4/g2/h2. Black: king f8; queen d8; rook a8; bishops b7/e7; knights d4/f6; pawns a7/b6/c7/d7/e6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe8 — queen d8→e8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg8# — queen g3→g8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pin. The combination ends with Qg8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2q1k2/pbppb2B/1p2pn2/8/2Pn4/2N3Q1/PP4PP/R4RK1 b - - 0 16

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