Chess Puzzle #0l8U2 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1220 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g2; queen h4; rooks e1/f1; knight f6; pawns a2/b2/d5/e3/f4/g5/h3. Black: king g7; queen c7; rooks c8/f8; bishop d6; knight d2; pawns a7/b7/c4/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rh8 — rook f8→h8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh6# — queen h4→h6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2r2r2/ppq2pkp/3b1Np1/3P2P1/2p2P1Q/4P2P/PP1n2K1/4RR2 b - - 0 24

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