Chess Puzzle #13mZy — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1340 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h2; rooks d6/d7; knight g2; pawns a2/b4/c5/e3/f2/g5/h4. Black: king a6; queen g4; rooks e4/g8; bishop g7; knight f5; pawns a7/b5/c4/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd6 — knight f5→d6, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxd6# — queen h2→d6, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxd6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6r1/p2R1pbp/k2R2p1/1pP2nP1/1Pp1r1qP/4P3/P4PNQ/6K1 b - - 11 33

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