Chess Puzzle #0TNck — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 929 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen e6; rooks d4/h1; pawns a2/b3/e3/f3/g4/h5. Black: king h8; queen g7; rooks g5/g8; knight b6; pawns a7/b7/d5. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe5 — queen g7→e5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh6# — queen e6→h6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6rk/pp4q1/1n2Q3/3p2rP/3R2P1/1P2PP2/P7/1K5R b - - 4 29

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