Chess Puzzle #0sgm0 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h2; queen g5; knight h6; pawns a3/c5/e4/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen b2; bishop g8; pawns a5/b5/f2/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: f1=Q — pawn f2→f1, promotes to queen. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qxg8# — queen g5→g8, captures bishop, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxg8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6bk/7p/7N/ppP3Q1/4P3/P6P/1q3pPK/8 b - - 1 45

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