Chess Puzzle #0W4Ca — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1550 · Intermediate · kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen c2; rooks a1/h1; bishop c4; knights f3/g3; pawns a3/b3/d2/e3/f2/g2/g6. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks d8/f8; bishop b7; knights c6/c7; pawns a7/b6/c5/e5/f7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg6 — pawn h7→g6, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg6# — queen c2→g6, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pin. The combination ends with Qxg6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3r1rk1/pbn1qp1p/1pn3P1/2p1p3/2B5/PP2PNN1/2QP1PP1/R3K2R b KQ - 0 17

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